Oakland City, Atlanta

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Oakland City Historic District
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Location Atlanta, GA
Coordinates 33°43′31.45″N84°25′35.24″W / 33.7254028°N 84.4264556°W / 33.7254028; -84.4264556 Coordinates: 33°43′31.45″N84°25′35.24″W / 33.7254028°N 84.4264556°W / 33.7254028; -84.4264556
Area649 acres (263 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleAmerican Four Square, Craftsman, English Vernacular Revival, Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, and Minimal Traditional Cottages
NRHP reference No. 03000198 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 2003

Oakland City is a neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park.

Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910. [2]

Oakland City Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains wood and brick bungalows as well as Minimal Traditional, English Vernacular Revival, and Craftsman houses. The district included the Withers House, which was demolished in the first decade of the 2000s.

The neighborhood is served by the Oakland City station.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, Franklin M. Garrett p.557-8