Hawthorne Park

Hawthorne Park is a park in Mesa, Colorado which is located on Gunnison Avenue. Hawthorne Park is situated nearby to the church Heart of Junction, as well as near Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden.

Opening hours: 5:00 AM—10:30 PM
Type: Park
Address: 400 Gunnison Avenue, CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Handy Chapel and Grand Junction station.

Handy Chapel

Chapel

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Handy Chapel is the only original church building still standing in the original square mile of Grand Junction, Colorado. The land that the chapel was built on was deeded to "the black citizens of Grand Junction" for the express purpose of building a place of worship in 1883, just two short years after Grand Junction was originally staked out by town founder and Governor George A. Handy Chapel is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Hawthorne Park.

Grand Junction station

Railway station

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Grand Junction station is a train station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, that is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grand Junction station is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Hawthorne Park.

Grand Junction High School

School

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Grand Junction High School is a public high school located in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51. It is one of four high schools located within the Grand Valley. Grand Junction High School is situated 2,700 feet north of Hawthorne Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Seventh Street Historic Residential District and Grand Junction.

North Seventh Street Historic Residential District

Neighborhood

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The North Seventh Street Historic Residential District, in Grand Junction, Colorado, is a 14.4 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Grand Junction

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Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument.