Oakland Avenue Historic District
Oakland Avenue Historic District is a district in Providence, Rhode Island, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984.
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- Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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History
The Oakland Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district in the Smith Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The area is a densely built stretch of Oakland and Pembroke Avenues, extending from Eaton Street in the north to about half-way between Chad Brown Street and Smith Street in the south. Only buildings on the east side of Pembroke are included, while both sides of Oakland Avenue are, as are a few properties on adjacent roads. All but two of the 110 buildings in the district are residential, and are set on small lots of similar size. The houses are almost all multi-unit, housing either two or three units, and were built in between 1890 and 1930. The district represents a dense and well-preserved collection of this type of housing in the city, and was one of its last "inner city" areas to be developed.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Providence
- Allen, Candace, House Building · listed 1973
- Bradley, George M., House Building · listed 1972
- Bridgham-Arch-Wilson Streets Historic District District · listed 1988
- Corliss, John, House Building · listed 1974
- Customhouse Historic District District · listed 1975
- Cutler, Susan S. & Edward J., House Building · listed 2015
- Dyerville Mill Building · listed 1979
- Elmwood Historic District District · listed 1980
- Ernest Street Sewage Pumping Station Building · listed 1989
- Hay and Owen Buildings Building · listed 1982
- Hope Block and Cheapside Building · listed 1975
- Jones Warehouses Building · listed 1980
- Ladd Observatory Building · listed 2000
- Moshassuck Square District · listed 1970
- New England Butt Company Building · listed 1980
Nearby historic places
- Allendale Mill North Providence, RI · about 3 mi
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church East Providence, RI · about 3 mi
- Richmond Paper Company Mill Complex East Providence, RI · about 3 mi
- Bridge Mill Power Plant Pawtucket, RI · about 3 mi
- Old Slater Mill Pawtucket, RI · about 4 mi
- Pitcher-Goff House Pawtucket, RI · about 4 mi