Cottage City Historic District

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Cottage City Historic District is a nationally recognized historic area in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, known for its colorful Victorian “gingerbread” cottages and origins as a 19th-century Methodist camp meeting community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
nationally recognized historic place
architecturalStyle Carpenter Gothic
Gothic Revival
Victorian
associatedWith Oak Bluffs Campground
camp meeting movement
associatedWithReligion Methodism
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedFrom camp meeting tents
eraOfInitialDevelopment mid-19th century
eraOfMajorDevelopment late 19th century
hasBuildingType porched cottages
wood-frame cottages
hasCentralFeature open meeting grounds
tabernacle or central worship space (historically)
hasCharacteristic Victorian architecture
carpenter gothic trim
colorful cottages
dense cottage layout
gingerbread cottages
narrow pedestrian paths
hasColorScheme brightly painted cottages
hasHeritage Methodist camp meeting community
hasSignificance architectural history
cultural landscape
religious history
hasUrbanForm pedestrian-oriented layout
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageStatus national historic district
isAlsoKnownAs Cottage City Campground (historically)
isWithin Martha's Vineyard
surface form: the island of Martha's Vineyard
locatedIn Dukes County, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Oak Bluffs
surface form: Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor concentration of small Victorian cottages
religious camp meeting origins
tourist appeal
originatedAs 19th-century Methodist camp meeting ground
partOf Oak Bluffs
surface form: the resort community of Oak Bluffs
state Massachusetts
touristAttraction yes
town Oak Bluffs
usedFor religious gatherings (historically)
seasonal residences
tourism

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Oak Bluffs hasPart Cottage City Historic District