Wainwright Music Center

Wainwright Music Center is an arts center in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. Wainwright Music Center is situated nearby to the university Meredith College, as well as near the neighborhood Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meredith College and North Carolina Museum of Art.

Meredith College

University

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Meredith College is a private women's liberal arts college and coeducational graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. As of 2025, Meredith enrolls approximately 1,600 women in its undergraduate programs and 275 men and women in its graduate programs. Meredith College is situated 610 feet west of Wainwright Music Center.

North Carolina Museum of Art

Museum

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The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum with a primary campus in Raleigh and a satellite campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. North Carolina Museum of Art is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Wainwright Music Center.

JC Raulston Arboretum

Park

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The JC Raulston Arboretum is a 10-acre arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arboretum is open daily to the public without charge. JC Raulston Arboretum is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Wainwright Music Center.

Places in the Area

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

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. 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. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wainwright Music Center.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city. Boylan Heights is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wainwright Music Center.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

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Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 3½ miles east of Wainwright Music Center.

Wainwright Music Center

Type: Arts center
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.79806° or 35° 47′ 53″ north

Longitude

-78.68687° or 78° 41′ 13″ west

Elevation

446 feet (136 metres)

Open location code

8773Q8X7+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47732523

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=arts_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

7194628

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