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The Oaks Historic District is the first area within the city of Beaumont recognized for its historic architecture. It is Beaumont's only historic district and is among the largest in Texas.
The northern portion of the District is located between McFaddin and Beech Streets and First and Eleventh Streets. The southern portion is located between Broadway and Smart and First, Fourth and Eleventh Streets.
This entire area is sometimes referred to as "Old Town."
The Oaks Historic District's goal is to protect and preserve the historic character of the structures within one of the city's most vibrant areas, to stabilize and improve property values, and to promote the use of landmarks to educate and entertain.
“….living in the Oaks Historic District is already a great thing. The people constitute a truly eclectic cohort that is pretty much unmatched anywhere in the city, the county or even Southeast Texas at large. Our neighborhood has artists, doctors, professors, judges and attorneys as well as laborers, clerks, salespeople and others from all walks of life. We have all of the major and many minor religions represented as well as atheists and agnostics. Many homes are occupied by same-sex couples who cherish the open and free attitude of our small microcosm of the true Texan and American way of life as well as families that do not speak english as their first language, but spanish, french, german and others. Our diversity is extreme and on all levels and we, the residents, delight in this because we share the commonality of community under the resilient boughs of the oaks for which the district is named.”
H. R. Myler, Ph.D.,P.E.
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