Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District
Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District is a historic site in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District is situated nearby to Chimborazo Medical Museum, as well as near East Grace Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chimborazo Medical Museum and Church Hill Tunnel.
Chimborazo Medical Museum
Museum
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Chimborazo Medical Museum is situated 540 feet west of Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District.
Church Hill Tunnel
Archaeological site
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Church Hill Tunnel is an old Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tunnel, built in the early 1870s, which extends approximately 4,000 feet under the Church Hill district of Richmond, Virginia, United States. Church Hill Tunnel is situated 1,300 feet west of Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District.
Powhatan Stone
Memorial
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Powhatan Stone is a memorial, which is situated 920 feet southwest of Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Hill and East End.
Church Hill
Quarter
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Church Hill, also known as the St. John's Church Historic District, is an Old and Historic District in Richmond, Virginia. This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond.
East End
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East End is a district in Richmond, Virginia. This includes historic neighborhoods in Richmond such as Church Hill, Fairmount, and Union Hill, more modern developments such as Fulton, Powhatan Hill, Fulton Hill, and Montrose Heights, and public housing communities such as Fairfield Court, Creighton Court, Whitcomb Court, and Mosby Court.
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.
Chimborazo Park Old and Historic District
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Chimborazo Park is the easternmost Old and Historic District in the City. Taking its name from a park created by the city in 1874 on river bluff land occupied by Chimborazo Hospital (the largest Confederate hospital) and the Morris Brewery.
- Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.52637° or 37° 31′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.41043° or 77° 24′ 38″ westOpen location code
8794GHGQ+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 1457937300OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtWikidata ID
Q137363658
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Grace Street and Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Nearby Places
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