Oakland District
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The Oakland District is a historic residential neighborhood in Chicago recognized for its significant late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and its role in the city’s African American history.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
NERFINISHED
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Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentPeak | 1890s ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1870s ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity | African American community ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
apartment buildings
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churches ⓘ row houses ⓘ single-family houses ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of middle-class African American life in early 20th century Chicago
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site of demographic transition from European immigrant to African American residents ⓘ |
| hasUrbanContext | lakeshore-adjacent neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial buildings
ⓘ
religious buildings ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
NERFINISHED
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National Register of Historic Places district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Cook County, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture
ⓘ
role in African American history of Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bronzeville area
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South Side, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| streetBoundedBy |
East 35th Street
NERFINISHED
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East 43rd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ South Cottage Grove Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ South Lake Park Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Illinois Central Railroad (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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