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.

Public building
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The is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of which housed all of the state's government until 1888. is situated 1 mile 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 located at Oberlin Village in . 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 , United States, 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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