Oakleigh Garden Historic District

The Oakleigh Garden Historic District is a historic district in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 13 April 1972.[1] It is centered on Washington Square and was originally bounded by Government, Marine, Texas, and Ann Streets.[2] A boundary increase on 30 January 1991 increased the boundaries to Rapier Avenue, Selma, Broad, and Texas Streets. The district covers 1,453 acres (5.88 km²) and contains 288 contributing buildings. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to the 1940s with most in a variety of 19th-century architectural styles.[2]

Examples of architecture within the Oakleigh Garden Historic District 910 Government Street 1013 Augusta Street 300 Chatham Street 1005 Government Street 250 Chatham Street 1012 Palmetto Street Burgess-Maschmeyer Mansion, 1209 Government Street

Oakleigh Garden Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Government, Marine, Texas, and Ann Sts. (original), Roughly bounded by Selma St., Broad St., Texas St. and Rapier Ave. (increase), Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates	30°40′56.33″N 88°3′24.07″W
Area	111.3 acres (45.0 ha) 34 acres (14 ha) (Increase)
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	72000171[1] (original) 90002175[1] (increase) 16000863 (decrease)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	13 April 1972[2]
Boundary increase	January 30, 1991
Boundary decrease	December 20, 2016

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved 2008-01-28.