Historic Main Street Oxford

16 East Choccolocco Street Street

Constructed in 1874 by the Moseley Brothers—Robert and William Moseley—the Barry Building originally housed a drugstore in the heart of historic downtown Oxford. Natives of Shelby County, Alabama, the Moseleys were prominent figures in both the pharmaceutical and publishing industries, having founded The Rising Star newspaper in Oxford in 1872, as well as publications in Talladega (Our Mountain Home) and Rome, Georgia (Rome Daily).

The building was later purchased by Thomas H. Barry, a native of Ohio who relocated to Texas in 1855 and served as a Captain in the Confederate States Army. Barry moved to Oxford in 1872, where he became a key figure in local industry and finance. He co-founded the Barry & Draper Manufacturing Company and served as president of the Oxford Building & Loan Association. Under Barry’s ownership, the building evolved into a center for commerce, housing general merchandise, dry goods, and groceries—most notably operating as W. W. Robertson’s Cash Store. In 1903, the building was modernized with the installation of electricity.

In 2013, Charlotte Young Hubbard restored the Barry Building, breathing new life into its historic walls by opening Hubbard’s Off Main, a restaurant and event space that continues to serve the Oxford community today.