Friend Street Playground

Friend Street Playground is a park in , , . Friend Street Playground is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Good Voyage Church and Cape Ann Museum.

Church
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic Roman Catholic church at 136-144 Prospect Street and 2-4 Taylor Street in . The first church on the site was built in 1892 to serve a large Portuguese immigrant population that came to Gloucester to work in the fishery. is situated 1,000 feet west of Friend Street Playground.

Museum
Photo: M2545, CC0.
is an art and historical museum located in . Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of , including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers. is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Friend Street Playground.

Town hall
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located at 9 Dale Avenue in . It was built in 1870 and dedicated the following year, and has served as the main location for the city's offices since then. is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Friend Street Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester and Central Gloucester Historic District.

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in . One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.
The encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of .

Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in on in .

Friend Street Playground

Latitude
42.61804° or 42° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
-70.65357° or 70° 39′ 13″ west
Open location code
87JFJ89W+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1335747681
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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