Oakland City, Atlanta
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Oakland City is a historic neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, United States, just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park.
Oakland City Historic District | |
Location | Atlanta, GA |
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Coordinates | 33°43′31.45″N 84°25′35.24″W |
Area | 649 acres (263 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | American Four Square, Craftsman, English Vernacular Revival, Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, and Minimal Traditional Cottages |
NRHP reference No. | 03000198[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 2003 |
Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910.[2]
Oakland City Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains wood and brick bungalows as well as Minimal Traditional, English Vernacular Revival, and Craftsman houses. The district once included the Withers House,[3] which was demolished in the first decade of the 2000s.
The neighborhood is served by the Oakland City station.
Between 1970 and 2010, Oakland City experienced notable decline. However, since 2010, the neighborhood has undergone major revitalization. Crime, property values, demand, and diversity have notably improved.[4]
In April 2024, it was announced that Oakland City's Murphy Crossing, a 20-acre development along the Beltline's Westside Trail, will be the site of one of four new MARTA rail stations in Atlanta. The station is scheduled to be completed by 2030.[5] The last MARTA rail station opened in 2000.[6]