Oak Ridge in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oakhurst

1897

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

1. Oakhurst Marker

Inscription. Oakhurst was built for Martin Hicks Holt, Co-Principal of Oak Ridge Institute, and his wife Mary. The finest Queen Anne style house surviving in all of Guilford County, it was designed by the prominent and prolific southern architect Frank P. Milburn whose distinguished building appear in most major North Carolina cities. He also designed the South Carolina State Capital building.

Thomas Eary Whitaker, a lawyer, North Carolina legislator, and professor at the school, became President of Oak Ridge Institute in 1914, and served in that capacity until his death in 1929. Thomas and his wife Ida, purchased Oakhurst in 1917, and it remained in the Whitaker family until 1981.

This home is on the National Register Historic District; Oak Ridge Military Academy and a Guilford County Historic Landmark

Erected by Town of Oak Ridge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 36° 10.56′ N, 79° 59.04′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Oak Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge NC 27310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Linville Chapel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); R.P. Larkins House (about 700 feet away); Oak Ridge Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zack L. Whitaker House (approx. ¼ mile away); J.L. Sawyer House (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. James AME Church (approx. half a mile away); Stafford-Benbow House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oak Ridge Public School (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

2. Oakhurst Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

3. Oakhurst Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

4. Oakhurst Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

5. Oakhurst Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

6. Oakhurst Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,798 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.