First Ward Park
First Ward Park is a 4.6 acre urban park in the First Ward neighborhood of Uptown Charlotte. After a national competition to attract architects, the firm Shadley Associates was selected to build the park.Photo: Fortibus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Uptown Charlotte, United States of America
- Address: 301 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spectrum Center and 7th Street station.
Spectrum Center
Stadium
Photo: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Spectrum Center is situated 1,400 feet southwest of First Ward Park.
7th Street station
Railway station
Photo: Justin Ruckman, CC BY 2.0.
7th Street station is a light rail station for the LYNX Blue Line in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is located between 6th and 7th Streets; several privately operated parking decks and lots surround the station. 7th Street station is situated 670 feet southwest of First Ward Park.
Levine Museum of the New South
Museum
Photo: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Levine Museum of the New South is a history museum located in Charlotte, North Carolina whose exhibits explore issues relevant to the history of the greater Charlotte metro area and spark curiosity about our world today. Levine Museum of the New South is situated 770 feet west of First Ward Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte and Uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte
Photo: tequilamike, CC BY 2.0.
Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.
Uptown Charlotte
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uptown is the central business district of Charlotte. It is home to most of the city's major institutions, and is the historic core. It is also the geographic center of Charlotte, with the center point of the city at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets.
Elizabeth
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elizabeth is a neighborhood in Charlotte. It is just south of Uptown, extending out of town along Elizabeth Ave. and 7th St. It blends the affluence of the Myers Park neighborhood to the west with the middle-class livability of Plaza-Midwood to the east.
First Ward Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.22809° or 35° 13′ 41″ northLongitude
-80.83614° or 80° 50′ 10″ westOpen location code
867X65H7+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1004216938OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q19868162
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