Historical Marker

Kitty's Cottage

Oxford · Newton County · Erected 2000

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The Story

Bishop James O. Andrew built this 1842 cottage for Kitty, an enslaved woman he could not legally free in Georgia. Northern objections to Andrew's slaveholding helped split American Methodism in 1844.

About this site

Kitty's Cottage is a historical marker in Oxford, Newton County, erected in 2000. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6250, -83.8717 near Oxford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Town of Oxford, Georgia Historic Shrine of the United Methodist Church, Orna Villa, and Town of Oxford and Emory College.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.6250, -83.8717 · Oxford, Newton County

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