Architecture in Historic Oakwood
We are most fortunate to have in Oakwood excellent examples of the various styles of American domestic architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Below you can peruse various periods, styles, and forms, with examples from the Historic Oakwood neighborhood.
Most of the houses built in Oakwood during its period of significance (1880-1930) can be placed into one of five major categories:
- Mid-Victorian Vernacular
- Mid-Victorian High Styles
- Queen Anne
- Neoclassical Revival
- Craftsman.
Select a style below to read more and see examples from Historic Oakwood.
- Craftsman
- Craftsman Variations
- Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Stick
- Italianate
- Mid-Victorian Vernacular
- Mid-Victorian Vernacular Variations
- Mid-Victorian Vernacular Ornamentation
- Neoclassical Revival
- Neoclassical Revival Variations
- Neocolonial
- Queen Anne Variations
- Second Empire
- Styles Between the Wars
Architecture articles by Matthew Brown.