- Oakland, Rhode Island
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Oakland Historic District
Location: Burrillville, Rhode Island Architect: Multiple Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Shingle Style Governing body: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE NRHP Reference#: 87001359[1] Added to NRHP: September 9, 1987 Oakland is a village in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States formerly home to various manufacturers in the 19th century. It is wholly or partly included in the Oakland Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Students in this district attend Burrillville Middle and High School. Oakland is a small, yet beautiful community hidden in the top left corner of Rhode Island. Oakland offers many woodland areas and rivers. The small town relies on volunteer firefighters. Each day a town whistle sounds from the Oakland-Mapleville Fire Department at five-o'clock pm, as well as each time fire personnel is in need. Many historic mills are scattered throughout the town, as well as mill-style neighborhoods.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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Municipalities and communities of Providence County, Rhode Island Cities 
Towns Burrillville | Cumberland | Foster | Glocester | Johnston | Lincoln | North Providence | North Smithfield | Scituate | Smithfield
CDPs Other
villagesAlbion | Chepachet | Esmond | Forestdale | Georgiaville | Glendale | Hanton City | Harmony | Lime Rock | Manville | Oakland | Primrose | Quinnville | Saylesville | Smithville-North Scituate | Slatersville
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Categories:- Historic districts in Rhode Island
- Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Burrillville, Rhode Island
- Shingle Style architecture
- Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rhode Island geography stubs
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