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Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Dumbarton Oaks American Beech Grove , Dumbarton Oaks Park, 1703 32nd Street, Northwest, near Lover's Lane entrance, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks American Beech Grove , Dumbarton Oaks Park, 1703 32nd S...

See also HABS DC-571 for related documentation. Significance: The trees of the Dumbarton Oaks American Beech Grove (Fagus grandifolia) are significant because of their longevity and association with Beatrix Jon... More

Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA

Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA

Significance: "Fountain Oaks" is a superlative example of the many opulent ranch estates nestled in the foothills of the Santa Clara Valley. At its peak, the ranch contained some three dozen structures and ove... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

The Oaks, Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute Campus, Tuskegee, Macon County, AL

The Oaks, Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute Campus, Tuskegee, Ma...

Significance: Constructed in 1899, The Oaks served as the home of Booker T. Washington, president and founder of Tuskegee Institute. The construction of the house served as a solid example of the educational p... More

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, So...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, designed by Charles and Henry Greene and built in 1906 is an amazing combination of redwood timber, brick, cobblesto... More

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

The Oaks, Ricks Lane, Leighton, Colbert County, AL

The Oaks, Ricks Lane, Leighton, Colbert County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-362 Building/structure dates: ca. 1826 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1835 Subsequent Work

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS AL-402 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, So...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, designed by Charles and Henry Greene and built in 1906 is an amazing combination of redwood timber, brick, cobblesto... More

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Middlesex & Oaks Avenues, Metuchen, Middlesex County, NJ

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Middlesex & Oaks Avenues, Metuchen, Middl...

Significance: This small wooden Gothic Revival church was built in 1868 and is well maintained. Survey number: HABS NJ-711 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1... More

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia County, Virginia

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia Coun...

Survey number: HABS VA-157 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia County, Virginia

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia Coun...

Survey number: HABS VA-157 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

The Oaks, 823 North Jefferson Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

The Oaks, 823 North Jefferson Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Oaks is one of the four earliest private houses known to have survived in Jackson dating from the pre-Civil War period. The Oaks was built by James H. Boyd, a prominent citizen of Mississippi... More

The Oaks, 823 North Jefferson Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

The Oaks, 823 North Jefferson Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Oaks is one of the four earliest private houses known to have survived in Jackson dating from the pre-Civil War period. The Oaks was built by James H. Boyd, a prominent citizen of Mississippi... More

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA

Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, Oaklawn Avenue at Fair Oaks Avenue, So...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Oaklawn Avenue Waiting Station, designed by Charles and Henry Greene and built in 1906 is an amazing combination of redwood timber, brick, cobblesto... More

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Middlesex & Oaks Avenues, Metuchen, Middlesex County, NJ

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Middlesex & Oaks Avenues, Metuchen, Middl...

Significance: This small wooden Gothic Revival church was built in 1868 and is well maintained. Survey number: HABS NJ-711 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1... More

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia County, Virginia

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia Coun...

Survey number: HABS VA-157 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

Five Oaks, Winchester Pike, New Market, Madison County, AL

Five Oaks, Winchester Pike, New Market, Madison County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-407 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS AL-402 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS AL-402 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS AL-402 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia County, Virginia

The Oaks, (moved to 307 Stockton Lane, Richmond), Mattoax, Amelia Coun...

Survey number: HABS VA-157 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS

Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Monterey Road), Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Twin Oaks Dairy, Northwest of Metcalfe Road, off State Route 101 (Mont...

Significance: This complex is representative of agricultural development in Santa Clara County during the early twentieth century. The barns and milk processing structures are similar to those found in many da... More

The Oaks, Ricks Lane, Leighton, Colbert County, AL

The Oaks, Ricks Lane, Leighton, Colbert County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-362 Building/structure dates: ca. 1826 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1835 Subsequent Work

Five Oaks, Winchester Pike, New Market, Madison County, AL

Five Oaks, Winchester Pike, New Market, Madison County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-407 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Oaks Place, 808 Maysville Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS AL-402 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Montgomery County, PA

Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...

Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More

Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA

Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA

Significance: "Fountain Oaks" is a superlative example of the many opulent ranch estates nestled in the foothills of the Santa Clara Valley. At its peak, the ranch contained some three dozen structures and ove... More

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Seven Oaks Plantation, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, LA

Significance: At Westwego across the river from uptown New Orleans stands one of the most impressive of Louisiana's great Greek Revival plantation mansions. Only Oak Alley in St. James Parish exceeds it in arc... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

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