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Oak Bluffs is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 5,341 at the 2020 United States Census.It is one of the island's principal points of arrival for summer tourists, and is noted for its "gingerbread cottages" and other well-preserved mid- to late-nineteenth-century buildings.
Oak Bluffs is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.The Oak Bluffs CDP comprises the most densely settled part of the town, including the neighborhoods of Vineyard Highlands, Harthaven, and part of Eastville.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map. [ 1 ] There are 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, which include one National Historic Landmark and one National Historic Landmark District ( Wesleyan ...
It was known as "Cottage City" from its separation from Edgartown in 1880 until its reincorporation as Oak Bluffs in 1907. Oak Bluffs includes several communities that have been popular destinations for affluent African Americans since the early 20th century. [74] It also includes the East Chop peninsula, Lagoon Heights and Harthaven.
Geographic map of Martha's Vineyard Rail Road. The Martha's Vineyard Railroad was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad on the island of Martha's Vineyard.It was built in 1874 to connect the Oak Bluffs wharf with the section of Edgartown known as Katama.
East Chop, also known as the Vineyard Highlands, is a residential area located in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the North and East by Vineyard Sound and on the West by Vineyard Haven Harbor, and features the high, prominent bluffs that gave Oak Bluffs ...
A row of Gingerbread Cottages in the Martha's Vineyard Campground, Wesleyan Grove, in Oak Bluffs. Wesleyan Grove is a 34-acre (14 ha) National Historic Landmark District in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church.
Oak Bluffs, located on the northeastern part of the island of Martha's Vineyard, was originally settled as part of Edgartown in the 17th century. In 1835 the Methodist camp known as Wesleyan Grove (also a National Historic Landmark) was established in the area. Development of the area as a summer resort became more formally organized with the ...