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SILK
STOCKING ROW
The Oak-Hickory Historic District
Denton,
TexasText
and photos by Sam Fenstermacher Book
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Silk Stocking Row in The Oak-Hickory Historic District is basically a collection
of historic houses built by wealthy, merchants along West Oak street. Victorian
architectural themes prevail, but the neighborhood presents a fairly eclectic
mix of architectural styles. |
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courtesy Sam Fenstermacher |
| West
Oak street is the street that passes by the north side of the courthouse
square. If you find the county
courthouse, you're almost there. A handout available at the Courthouse-On-The-Square
Museum provides useful information about individual homes along West Oak.
It also suggests parking on a side street and walking through the neighborhood.
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| | Photo
courtesy Sam Fenstermacher |
| | Photo
courtesy Sam Fenstermacher |
A
Saturday morning walk through the neighborhood turned out to be quite pleasant
and informative. Several neighborhood residents spoke to my wife and I, and the
owner of an outstanding Queen Anne Victorian home initiated a conversation with
us and shared so much information about the homes and history of the neighborhood
that I started feeling guilty for taking up so much of her time. The charm of
the neighborhood and its residents was surprising. A West Oak street resident
told us that walking tours of the neighborhood can be arranged through the Denton
County Historical Commission.
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