Barrows Finishes the "Oaks" Estate
Title
Barrows Finishes the "Oaks" Estate
Description
Taking inspiration from urban planners such as Frederick Law Olmstead, Barrows starts work on his "Oaks" suburb in 1879, which was ready for residents in April, 1881. He plans it to have single family houses in four different styles with large gardens in order to make the development beautiful and varied.
Source
Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 43.
Date
1881-04
Contributor
horn_allen
Collection
Citation
“Barrows Finishes the "Oaks" Estate,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/791.