Oakland
"Oakland," also known as the James M. Stephenson House, is a home located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Although a slaveholder and sympathizing with the Confederacy, Stephenson was also married to the sister of Unionist Arthur Boreman, and allowed then Union Army Col.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “James M. Stephenson House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avery Street Historic District and Carnegie Library.
Avery Street Historic District
Park
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Avery Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the east of the Julia-Ann Square Historic District and south of the Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District.
Carnegie Library
Library
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The Parkersburg Carnegie Library is a historic library building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was designed and built in 1905, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie Library is situated 3,600 feet west of Oakland.
St. Francis Xavier Church
Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. St. Francis Xavier Church is situated 1 mile west of Oakland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Julia-Ann Square Historic District and Tavennersville.
Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Jstewall, Public domain.
The Julia-Ann Square Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the west of the Avery Street Historic District.
Tavennersville
Neighborhood
Tavennersville is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
Parkersburg
Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.
Oakland
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and historic house
- Location: Wood County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.26457° or 39° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-81.54327° or 81° 32′ 36″ westOpen location code
86FW7F74+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 218455278OpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7073953
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