TRADITION • ARCHITECTURE • COMMUNITY
ABOUT NORTHDALE
Home to iconic brick Tudors, tree-lined boulevards, and 143 blocks of neighborly spirit.
History of Northdale
Recognized locally for the distinctive appearance of its brick homes, the Northdale Neighborhood continues to attract families because of the very traits that appealed to early suburbanites who moved here: well-built traditional style homes, tree-lined streets, and its closeness to shopping, work, and parks.
Once considered the rural, western edge of nineteenth-century Oakridge, the region consisted of large land tracts devoted to fruit orchards and truck farms. Early traffic crossed the area on an unpaved stagecoach highway known since before the Civil War as the Old Stagecoach Trail, later improved in 1917 with brick paving.
Initial development of this section of Oakridge was encouraged by its first neighborhood association, the Northdale Improvement League, begun in 1907. Most subdivisions were developed between 1920 and 1940. It was in 1938 that the fashionable Northdale Brick homes, built by local master builder H.R. Vance, appeared. Two subdivisions, Meadowbrook Park and Briarwood Manor, are notable for their winding drives and distinctive architectural charm.
NORTHDALE BY THE NUMBERS
143 Blocks
Spanning tree-lined grids and winding historic lanes in northwest Oakridge.
50 Acres
Of public parkland across Briarwood Park, Northdale Park, Meadowbrook Park, and Willow Creek Park.
Est. 1917
Over a century of active resident stewardship and timeless brick architecture.
Our Parks
Briarwood Park
Features spacious playgrounds, picnic shelters, two tennis courts, and a popular summer wading/splash pool for children.
Northdale Park
Home to the NNA's annual Easter Egg Hunt, wooded trails, picnic areas, and direct access to the Greenway Bike Trail.
Willow Creek & Meadowbrook Parks
Willow Creek Park offers a fishing pond, walking path, tennis courts, and ball field backstop; Meadowbrook Park anchors our western blocks.