Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm

Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm is a garden in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm is situated nearby to Calhoun Community Center, as well as near the school building Baker Public School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia and Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

Museum

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is an American 501 organization and museum established in 1981 and focused on the history of Black and African Americans in the state of Virginia. Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm.

Barton Heights Cemeteries

Heritage site

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Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County. Barton Heights Cemeteries is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm.

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Church

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia. The church was founded in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is situated 1,400 feet south of Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District and Jackson Ward.

Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.