Manhattan Square Park

Manhattan Square Park, officially Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square, is a 5-acre urban park in downtown Rochester, New York.

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Park
Description: park in Rochester, New York, United States
Also known as: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park”
Address: 353 Court Street, Rochester, NY 14607

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Strong National Museum of Play and Rochester Contemporary Art Center.

The Strong National Museum of Play

Museum

Photo: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Strong National Museum of Play is part of The Strong in Rochester, New York, United States. Established in 1969 and initially based on the personal collection of Rochester native Margaret Woodbury Strong, the museum opened to the public in 1982, after several years of planning, cataloguing, and exhibition development for the museum's new building in downtown Rochester. The Strong National Museum of Play is situated 570 feet south of Manhattan Square Park.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Museum

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center is a non-profit art center located in Rochester, New York's East End District. The art center is a venue for the exchange of ideas and a not-for-profit 501 that was founded in 1977. Rochester Contemporary Art Center is situated 930 feet north of Manhattan Square Park.

Washington Square Park

Park

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Washington Square Park is an urban park in Rochester, New York. It contains the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, erected in 1892. Washington Square Park is situated 950 feet west of Manhattan Square Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Wedge Historic District and East Avenue Historic District.

South Wedge Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

South Wedge is a historic district and neighborhood in southeast Rochester, New York, in a predominantly residential section of the city. The district includes a variety of buildings constructed between the 1840s and 1920s, mainly two-story detached family residences.

East Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of a series of large 19th and early 20th century homes, houses of worship, meeting houses, and museums.

Brighton

Town

Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brighton is a town and census-designated place in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 37,137 at the 2020 census. Brighton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Manhattan Square Park.