John Chavis Memorial Park
John Chavis Memorial Park is a park in Wake, North Carolina which is located on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. John Chavis Memorial Park is situated nearby to John Chavis Community Center, as well as near Chavis Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shaw University and Ligon Middle School.
Shaw University
University
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Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. Shaw University is situated 2,000 feet west of John Chavis Memorial Park.
Ligon Middle School
School
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John W. Ligon GT/AIG Basics Magnet Middle School, formerly John W. Ligon Junior-Senior High School, is a public magnet middle school in the Wake County Public School System located in the Chavis Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. Ligon Middle School is situated 1,100 feet east of John Chavis Memorial Park.
Pope House Museum
Museum
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The Pope House Museum, built in 1901, is a restored home once owned by Dr. Manassa Thomas Pope, a prominent African-American citizen of Raleigh, North Carolina. Pope House Museum is situated 2,600 feet northwest of John Chavis Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raleigh and Historic Oakwood.
Raleigh
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The capital of North Carolina and the largest city of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to Raleigh, which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of Durham or Chapel Hill to the west.
Historic Oakwood
Neighborhood
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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.
Boylan Heights
Neighborhood
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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.
John Chavis Memorial Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 505 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.77038° or 35° 46′ 13″ northLongitude
-78.63042° or 78° 37′ 50″ westOpen location code
8773Q9C9+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 33106288OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Chavis Community Center and Chavis Park.
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