Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase III)
Also known as: Oakwood North Amendment; See Also:Oakwood Historic District; 8
Why it's listed
This amendment extends the Oakwood neighborhood in Raleigh, a residential area on the city's east side that developed on ridges sloping toward Oakwood Cemetery. The added land covers roughly fifteen blocks along North Bloodworth, North East, Elm, Watauga, Pace and East Franklin streets. It holds 87 contributing primary buildings and 21 contributing outbuildings, mostly houses built from about 1880 to the late 1930s, with the bulk dating from the turn of the century to the mid-1920s. Craftsman bungalows are the most common type, with the John E. Holland House singled out as the finest. Classical Revival houses include the Panton-Mordecai House, built about 1921. The oldest buildings are a brick Victorian house at 703 North Bloodworth, built about 1880 for a local hardware firm, and the Italianate Briggs-Argo-Aycock House, later owned by Governor C. B. Aycock and now a church. Small gabled garages are scattered through the blocks. The area is closely packed and matches the existing district in style and development.
Significance in brief: The area is stylistically and developmentally contiguous with the existing Oakwood district, with one- and two-story houses of varied periods and styles on small lots. It adds 108 contributing and 23 noncontributing resources, mostly Craftsman bungalows and Classical Revival houses from about 1900 to the mid-1920s. The text in the supplied excerpt does not include the formal significance statement.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88003044, listed January 9, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by E. Franklin St., Wautauga St., Boundary St., and N. Bloodworth St., Raleigh |
|---|---|
| County | Wake County |
| Listed | January 9, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88003044 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Contractor J. E. Holland (probable builder of several houses); Thomas H. Briggs (builder of the Briggs-Argo-Aycock House) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Italianate, Late Victorian |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current uses are single and multiple dwellings; the Briggs-Argo-Aycock House has been converted to a church. The area is described as having no intrusions. |
| Acreage | 30.5 |
| Within district | Oakwood Historic District |
| Coordinates | 35.78957, -78.63028 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88003044.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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