Oakleigh Garden Historic District

Oakleigh Garden Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates:	30°40′56.33″N 88°3′24.07″W / 30.6823139°N 88.0566861°W / 30.6823139; -88.0566861Coordinates: 30°40′56.33″N 88°3′24.07″W / 30.6823139°N 88.0566861°W / 30.6823139; -88.0566861
Architectural style:	Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Governing body:	Multiple
NRHP Reference#:	72000171, 90002175[1]
Added to NRHP:	13 April 1972[1][2]

The Oakleigh Garden Historic District is a historic district in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 13 April 1972.^[1] It is centered on Washington Square and was originally bounded by Government, Marine, Texas, and Ann Streets.^[2] A boundary increase on 30 January 1991 increased the boundaries to Rapier Avenue, Selma, Broad, and Texas Streets. The district covers 1,453 acres (5.88 km²) and contains 288 contributing buildings. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to the 1940s with most in a variety of 19th century architectural styles.^[2][3]

Gallery

Examples of architecture within the Oakleigh Garden Historic District:

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  910 Government Street

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  1013 Augusta Street

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  300 Chatham Street

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  1005 Government Street

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  250 Chatham Street

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  1012 Palmetto Street

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". http://www.nationalhistoricalregister.com/al/mobile/districts.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28. 
3. ^ "Oakleigh Garden Historic District Listing". "National Register Information System". http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/72000171.red.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-05. ^{[dead link]}