The Oaklands
- Address: 1815 W Michigan Ave
- Phone: (269) 387-4073
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1870/00/00 | In 1869, builder Robert Babcock buys 16 acres on the old Territorial Road and moves into a new 23-room Italianate Villa the next year. | |||||
| 1876/06/00 | Hours before The Oaklands is to be auctioned to pay a $12,000 debt owed to local wagonmaker Benjamin Austin, it is destroyed by a fire. Austin rebuilds the home with the original brick walls and lives in it with his family through the 1880s. | |||||
| 1893/00/00 | Daniel Streeter | Home | Benjamin Austin gives The Oaklands to his daughter, Amelia, and her husband, Daniel Streeter. | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Daniel Streeter | Owner, Breeder | Peter the Great, winner of every heat in the Kentucky Futurity in 1898 and sire of nearly 600 standard record harness racers, is born at The Oaklands. |
| Particulars for The Oaklands: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Sport | Horse Racing |
| Current Use | Lodging |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Owner | State |
| Private Event | Wedding Venue |
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| Lodging category | Casual Lodging |
| Lodging Style | Grand Home |
| Lodging category | Upscale Lodging |
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