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Central Prison

Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in , . The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Address: 1300 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raleigh Union Station and Pullen Park Carousel.

Railway station
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is an intermodal transit station in , United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. is situated 2,200 feet east of Central Prison.

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The is a classic wood carousel at in . Built in 1900, the carousel contains 52 hand-carved basswood animals, 2 chariots, 18 large gilded mirrors and canvas panels and a Wurlitzer #125 band organ made in 1924 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of . is situated 2,700 feet west of Central Prison.

Building
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is a registered historic landmark in the Boylan Heights neighborhood of , . It is one of the few mansions in the state's Capital that survived the American Civil War. is situated 1,200 feet east of Central Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Neighborhood
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is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown . Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Neighborhood
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is a historic home and garden and national historic district located at . The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in downtown , , on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.

Central Prison

Latitude
35.77757° or 35° 46′ 39″ north
Longitude
-78.65503° or 78° 39′ 18″ west
Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)
Operator
North Carolina Department of Correction
Open location code
8773Q8HV+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 439082076
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
4460052
Wiki­data ID
Q5061708
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In Other Languages

“Central Prison” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السجن المركزى”

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