Oakland, Rhode Island

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oakland Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

What's left of the mill in Oakland
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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oakland, Rhode Island.

Preserve America

v t e Municipalities and communities of Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Cities	Central Falls Cranston East Providence Pawtucket Providence Woonsocket

Towns	Burrillville Cumberland Foster Glocester Johnston Lincoln North Providence North Smithfield Scituate Smithfield

Villages	Albion Chepachet Clayville Cumberland Hill Esmond Forestdale Foster Center Georgiaville Glendale Greenville Harmony Harrisville Lime Rock Manville Oakland Pascoag Primrose Quinnville Saylesville Smithville-North Scituate CDP Slatersville Valley Falls

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types

Lists by states	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Lists by associated states	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau

Other areas	District of Columbia Morocco

Category Portal WikiProject

Coordinates: 41°57′26″N 71°38′52″W / 41.95722°N 71.64778°W / 41.95722; -71.64778

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.