The Oakleigh Garden Historic District is a historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 in Mobile

Mobile, Alabama

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, Alabama

Alabama

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, United States

United States

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. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on 13 April 1972. It is centered on Washington Square and was originally bounded by Government, Marine, Texas, and Ann Streets. A boundary increase on 30 January 1991 increased the boundaries to Rapier Avenue, Selma, Broad, and Texas Streets. The district covers 1453 acres (5.9 km²) and contains 288 contributing buildings. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to the 1940s with most in a variety of 19th century architectural styles.