“It was the first time since my husband Chris and I moved to Oxford that almost all my family got to be under one roof to celebrate the holidays together. “It’s very picturesque and the house looks like it’s straight out of a Hallmark movie. “Memory House was the perfect spot for our family pictures,” she said. The location is equally special to Oxford resident Ashlan Glaze who chose the setting for a professional photography session, from which she now has keepsake images with significant sentimental value. “The beauty of Memory House is reflected in every season and people are drawn to it.” “I am fortunate to have an office overlooking one of the most beautiful landscapes in town, and I see people stopping to take pictures and to admire the house and lawn every day,” said UM alumnus Ron Guest, executive director of Foundation Services. It’s no surprise to alumni and friends of the university that the property at 406 University Avenue was recognized for its beauty. John whose diligent work beautifies the landscaping around Memory House and the adjacent Carriage House, home to the UM Office of Development. Guest said special recognition goes to Erasmo Leyva and Eric St. “We believe our grounds should reflect the radiance of our neighboring campus and create a welcoming space for our donors, tourists and other guests. “Countless students have told us that the beauty of our beloved campus was the deciding factor in their choice to enroll at Ole Miss,” said Sandra Guest, vice president of the UM Foundation, who oversees the Memory House lawn and gardens. An antebellum home inhabited by generations of legendary Oxford, Mississippi, families, the property now appropriately complements a university that is continually named among the nation’s most beautiful. The UM Foundation is located in the historic and stately Brandt Memory House near the northern edge of the Ole Miss campus.

The honor was recently bestowed by Oxford Garden Club and the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce. The 2018 Oxford Business Landscape Award goes to the University of Mississippi Foundation.

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