Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown , , on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include North Carolina State Capitol and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Public building
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The is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of which housed all of the state's government until 1888.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum in . The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States.

Museum
is a nonprofit children's located in downtown in the Moore Square Historic District. Marbles was founded in 2007 as a result of the merger between Exploris, an interactive global learning center, and Playspace, a children's museum aimed at preschool through early elementary age children.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Neighborhood
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is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown . Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Neighborhood
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is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in . The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. is situated 2 miles west of Historic Oakwood.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed use development located in that includes stores, restaurants, entertainment, commercial offices, residential living and a continuing care retirement community. is situated 4 miles north of Historic Oakwood.

Historic Oakwood

Latitude
35.78389° or 35° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
-78.6301° or 78° 37′ 48″ west
Open location code
8773Q9M9+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4378783094
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5773585
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Historic Oakwood” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Joy and Deliverance Christian Church and LeVelle Moton Park.

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