308 Monroe St., Yazoo City, Mississippi. County/parish: Yazoo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 08, 1993. NRIS 93000207.
1 contributing building.
The Augustus J. Oakes House is a historic residence in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Augustus J. Oakes (March 22, 1854 - October 2, 1924) was the founder of the private Oakes Academy school for African Americans in 1884. He was married to Emma Johnson Oakes (1882 - 1942) and is buried in Yazoo City's Glenwood Cemetery. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1993. It is located at 308 Monroe Street.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73892299