Oaklette Historic District

Oaklette Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Indian River Rd., Oaklette, Webster, St. Lawrence, & Seneca Sts., Chesapeake, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′41″N 76°14′14″W / 36.82806°N 76.23722°W / 36.82806; -76.23722Coordinates: 36°49′41″N 76°14′14″W / 36.82806°N 76.23722°W / 36.82806; -76.23722
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Built 1883 (1883)
Architect Colonna, Willoughby W.,
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, et al.
NRHP Reference # 03000563[1]
VLR # 131-5073
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 23, 2003
Designated VLR March 19, 2003[2]

Oaklette Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in an early-20th century planned streetcar suburb of Norfolk, Virginia. It is a primarily residential district that developed starting about World War I. The dwellings include representative examples of the Colonial Revival and Bungalow styles. Notable buildings include the Savage House (1915-1919), Pascal Paxson House (1901), George Wesley Jones House (1925), Samuel Paxson House (1906), Colonna Estate Caretaker's House (1925), and the Baker House (1910).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Kimble A. David (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oaklette Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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