Stowers-Longest House/ The South Lamar B&B
- Jay Brothers
- Apr 3
- 1 min read
1003 So. Lamar Oxford, MS
Circa 1895. Victorian style/renovation/additions in 1995
(Francis) Marion "Mattie" Stowers (1848-1924) built the Victorian style home. The construction of the new house was on the southern portion of the property that had burned about 30 years earlier in 1864. He wed twice: Mattie Porter Stowers (1859-1899) and then likely her sister Lizzie Porter Stowers (1865-1943). The Stowers lived there until about Mattie's death.
Later Prof. Christopher Columbus Longest (1874-1962) and Anne Waller Reins Longest (1871-1963) owned. He was an Assistant Professor of Latin at Univ. of Miss (1909-10), Associate Professor of Latin (1910-20), Professor of Spanish (1920-47) and Professor of Spanish and Chairman of the Department of Modern Languages (1947-51). He also served in several administrative roles. Upon retirement, he became president of the First National Bank of Oxford. Ann created the Annual Christopher Longest Series (1961) to enrich the humanities of the Univ. of Miss.
The Stowers-Longest Home was used in the the film version of Wm Faulkner’s Intruder in the Dust. It was vacant for several years.
In 2020, Scott and Brandi Lewis bought the historic home which was on the market. Its size was still 13,000 square feet. They did renovations and have opened up the home as a bed and breakfast called The South Lamar. The B&B has the Stowers Suite honoring the original owner. Scott is a Lafayette County native and Wells Fargo banker. .
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