Washington Park Historic District
Washington Park in Albany, New York is the city's premier park and the site of many festivals and gatherings. As public property it dates back to the city charter in 1686, and has seen many uses including that of gunpowder storage, square/parade grounds, and cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Washington Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Washington Park Lake and Dana Park.
Washington Park Lake
Photo: Andy Arthur, CC BY 2.0.
Washington Park Lake is a body of water in Albany, New York located in the southwestern corner of Washington Park. It has a surface area of 5.2 acres and a mean depth of 6.6 feet.
Dana Park
Park
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dana Park is a small.2-acre urban park in Albany, New York and includes a memorial to James Dana which doubles as Albany's last remaining horse trough.
Townsend Park
Park
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Townsend Park is a small urban park in Albany, New York, New York State, United States. It encompasses a triangle of land formed by the Y-intersection of Central and Washington avenues, with the third border formed by Henry Johnson Boulevard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheridan Hollow and Pine Hills.
Sheridan Hollow
Neighborhood
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Sheridan Hollow is a neighborhood in Albany, New York located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany. Capitol Hill to the south and Arbor Hill to the north flank the ravine.
Pine Hills
Neighborhood
Pine Hills is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Manning Boulevard to the west, Woodlawn Avenue to the south, Lake Avenue to the east, and Washington Avenue to the north.
Albany
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albany is the capital of New York. Albany is an interesting showcase of several centuries' worth of architectural styles, including the modernistic Empire State Plaza.
Washington Park Historic District
- Categories: historic district, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.65649° or 42° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.77137° or 73° 46′ 17″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
87J8M64H+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 37900371OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5143324Wikidata ID
Q7972111
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In Other Languages
“Washington Park Historic District” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “האזור ההסטורי של פארק וושינגטון”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Playhouse and Washington Park Lake House.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Washington Park Historic District”. Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.