Poplar Lawn Historic District
Poplar Lawn Historic District is a national historic district located in Petersburg, Virginia. The district is named after Petersburg's central park, which spans about two city blocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anna P. Bolling Junior High School and Centre Hill Historic District.
Anna P. Bolling Junior High School
School
The Anna P. Bolling Junior High School is an American educational institution in Petersburg, Virginia, built in 1926 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Centre Hill Historic District
Park
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Centre Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
Folly Castle Historic District
Park
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Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
Ettrick
Village
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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 2 miles northwest of Poplar Lawn Historic District.
Colonial Heights
Town
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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2½ miles north of Poplar Lawn Historic District.
Poplar Lawn Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Categories: historic district, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22237° or 37° 13′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.40109° or 77° 24′ 4″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87946HCX+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 356598152OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4779893Wikidata ID
Q16898671
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Poplar Lawn Historic District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Poplar Lawn Historic District”
- Spanish: “Distrito Historico de Poplar Lawn”
- Spanish: “Distrito Histórico de Poplar Lawn”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Trinity United Methodist Church.
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