We found this interesting park by chance the other day, after visiting the African American Museum and Library. Preservation Park is a two block neighborhood in Oakland with 16 historic buildings, five of them in their original location. The houses were arranged to represent a condensed version of a 19th-century neighborhood. We entered on Thirteenth Street and sat a short while on a bench facing the fountain of the rotunda.
Following the Preservation Park Way, we were able to see most of the historic homes. The architecture ranges from Victorian (Italianate, Stick, and Queen Ann) to Classical.
While most of these buildings house non-profit organizations, some are actually event rentals. Event Rentals are private properties that allow daytime use, but kindly ask to keep your dog at home.