Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.^[2] Located near the State Capitol, during the 19th century Historic Oakwood was home to prominent members of Raleigh's society. It is North Carolina's largest, intact 19th Century residential neighborhood^[3] and Raleigh's earliest white upper-class suburb. Unlike later suburbs, it developed lot-by-lot over time, instead of by platted sections. Its Victorian-era architectural styles include Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Italianate. Later infill brought the bungalow, the American Foursquare, American Craftsman style, and the Minimal Traditional house to the area.^[4][5][6][7]

LocationRoughly bounded by N. Boundary, Person, Jones, and Linden Sts., and Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina

Coordinates35°47′04″N 78°37′24″W

Area190 acres (77 ha)

ArchitectBriggs, T.H; Et al.

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Oakwood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Oakwood Confederate Cemetery
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Location	Roughly bounded by N. Boundary, Person, Jones, and Linden Sts., and Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°47′04″N 78°37′24″W
Area	190 acres (77 ha)
Architect	Briggs, T.H; Et al.
Architectural style	Second Empire, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	74001380[1] (original) 87001787 (increase 1) 87002235 (increase 2) 88003044 (increase 3)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1974
Boundary increases	October 21, 1987 January 6, 1988 January 9, 1989

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Oakwood is also known for its Christmas Candlelight Tour, which opens private historic residences to the public, and the Garden Tour, which allows the public to see the vast gardens worked on by the Oakwood Gardening Club.^[8]

Oakwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, with additions made in 1987, 1988, and 1989.^[1] It is also one of six local historic overlay districts (HOD). Several Oakwood residences are also individually recognized as Local Historic Landmarks.