Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park is a park in , , , which is located on Chambers Street. Jefferson Park is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Opening hours: dawn–dusk
  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in the United States of America
  • Address: 315 Chambers Street, Lynchburg, VA

Places of Interest

Highlights: Centerview and Old City Cemetery.

Historic building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
is a historic home located at . It is a two-story brick house completed in 1871 in the Greek Revival style. The dependency, which is similar in construction and detail to the main house but which may date to 1861, is a one-stay gabled brick building and originally served as a summer kitchen and cook's dwelling among other functions.

Cemetery
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The is a historic in , . It is the oldest municipal cemetery still in use today in the state of Virginia, and one of the oldest such burial grounds in the United States.

Historic site
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is a national historic district located at . The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in a historically African-American section of Lynchburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemper Street Industrial Historic District and Diamond Hill Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a collection of industrial sites on Campbell Avenue and Kemper Street in .

Neighborhood
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The is a national historic district located in . The district is irregularly shaped and approximately 14 blocks in area.

Town
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 10,893 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Jefferson Park.

Jefferson Park

Latitude
37.41726° or 37° 25′ 2″ north
Longitude
-79.16475° or 79° 9′ 53″ west
Elevation
686 feet (209 metres)
Open location code
8792CR8P+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 998043217
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4766617
Wiki­data ID
Q49507299
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In Other Languages

“Jefferson Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jefferson Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Virginia, City of Lynchburg)”
  • Cebuano: “Jefferson Park”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dearington and Tinbridge Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jefferson Park Recreation Center and New Dearington Baptist Church.

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