Dorothea Dix Park

Dorothea Dix Park is a park in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. Dorothea Dix Park is situated near the church Greg Poole Jr all faiths chapel, as well as near the government office N. C. Department of Health and Human Services.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Raleigh Union Station and Central Prison.

Raleigh Union Station

Railway station

Photo: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0.

Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. Raleigh Union Station is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Dorothea Dix Park.

Central Prison

Prison

Photo: -ted, CC BY 2.0.

Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. Central Prison is situated 2,800 feet north of Dorothea Dix Park.

Pullen Park Carousel

Photo: Aefox, CC BY 2.5.

The Pullen Park Carousel is a classic wood carousel at Pullen Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1900, the carousel contains 52 hand-carved basswood animals, 2 chariots, 18 large gilded mirrors and canvas panels and a Wurlitzer #125 band organ made in 1924 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York. Pullen Park Carousel is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Dorothea Dix Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Aigrette, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 2 miles northeast of Dorothea Dix Park.

Dorothea Dix Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.77002° or 35° 46′ 12″ north

Longitude

-78.65745° or 78° 39′ 27″ west

Open location code

8773Q8CV+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 194996668

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Greg Poole Jr all faiths chapel and N. C. Department of Health and Human Services.

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