Fall Historic Oakwood Neighborhood Tour

PLEASE NOTE: I started running this tour in October of 2022, so if you have not come on a tour of Oakwood in the fall over the past 4 years, then this tour should be brand new to you! Even though we are starting at the same location as my spring Oakwood tour, we will be seeing different parts of the neighborhood!

Advance registration is now REQUIRED. I need a way to communicate with you if the tour needs to be cancelled for any reason -- the weather, etc.

The historic Oakwood neighborhood is the oldest neighborhood in Raleigh at least partially outside of the downtown. On this tour, you will learn how much of the Oakwood neighborhood was almost destroyed in the 1970s.

In addition to seeing the major architectural styles in the neighborhood, this route will also introduce you to some of the minor architectural styles that are found in Oakwood. We will see several gorgeous Second Empire homes, and we will even take a look at three houses that may have been purchased from the Sears Catalog in 1912. We will also explore the small area of commercial buildings located on N. Bloodworth St.

We will have some time to admire and explore the decorations at Oakwood's famous Halloween House! And our final stop will be at the "Nightmare on Elm Street," which has some of the best Halloween decorations in the neighborhood! Because we will be ending the tour there, you will have plenty of time to take in all of the decorations at your leisure.

PLEASE NOTE: This tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, but may be slightly longer or shorter depending on the size and speed of the group. Any tours that run in November will be about 1 hour and 30 minutes long due to the removal of some of the Halloween content.

We will start on the sidewalk outside of the North Carolina Medical Society building at the corner of N. Person St. and E. Lane St. The closest mappable address is 222 N. Person St. The tour will end approximately 3 blocks away from the starting point.

Plenty of free street parking is available in the Oakwood neighborhood on weekends. Several of the streets in Oakwood are one-way (including both Person St. and Lane St.), so please keep that in mind when you are looking for parking. A great place to park would be in the 400 or 500 blocks of E. Lane St. because that will put you right in between the starting and ending points of the tour!

This event is a walking tour! We will NOT be entering any of the homes on the tour; we will be viewing the exteriors only. In addition, there will not be any restroom breaks or stops for food/drinks.