▁by ▁W ake ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁int ending ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁buildings ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁office ▁park , ▁several ▁local ▁prominent ▁families ▁and ▁descend ants ▁band ed ▁together ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Historic ▁Oak ▁View ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁and ▁Oak ▁View ▁was ▁soon ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁W ake ▁County ▁park . ▁ ▁Current ▁Use ▁▁ ▁The ▁W ake ▁County ▁Park s , ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁Open ▁Space ▁Division ▁was ▁given ▁management ▁of ▁Oak ▁View ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁creating ▁the ▁first ▁historic ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁W ake ▁County ▁park ▁system . ▁With ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁Farm ▁History ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Oak ▁View ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁teaching ▁about ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁agricult ural ▁history ▁from ▁colonial ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁Rec ently , ▁a ▁historic ▁ten ant ▁house ▁has ▁been ▁moved ▁on ▁site ▁at ▁Oak ▁View ▁Historic ▁Park ▁to ▁begin ▁interpretation ▁into ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Oak ▁View ▁land . ▁ ▁Today , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁come ▁to ▁Oak ▁View ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁agricult ural ▁past ▁through ▁programs , ▁events ▁and ▁exhib its . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Historic ▁Oak ▁View ▁County ▁Park ▁ ▁Category : F ar ms ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places