12th & Wright Play Area
12th & Wright Play Area is a park in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on North 12th Street. 12th & Wright Play Area is situated nearby to Greater Galilee Baptist Church, as well as near Ezekiel Gillespie Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Division High School and Chief Lippert Fire Station.
North Division High School
School
North Division High School is one of the major public high schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of the Milwaukee Public Schools. It began operation in 1906, was abolished in 2006, and was reinstituted in 2011. North Division High School is situated 1,400 feet north of 12th & Wright Play Area.
Chief Lippert Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The Chief Lippert Fire Station, also known as Chemical Engine House No. 1, is a historic fire station built in 1876, two miles north of Milwaukee's central business district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Chief Lippert Fire Station is situated 2,200 feet southeast of 12th & Wright Play Area.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Museum
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
America's Black Holocaust Museum is dedicated to the history of the Black Holocaust in America. The museum was founded in 1988 by James Cameron, who became well known after surviving a lynching in 1930. America’s Black Holocaust Museum is situated 3,200 feet east of 12th & Wright Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borchert Field and Downtown Milwaukee.
Borchert Field
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Borchert Field, known at various times as Athletic Park and Borchert's Orchard, was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it also hosted two football teams: the Milwaukee Badgers from 1922 to 1926 and the Green Bay Packers in 1933.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 2 miles southeast of 12th & Wright Play Area.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east. East Side is situated 2 miles east of 12th & Wright Play Area.
12th & Wright Play Area
- Type: Park
- Address: 2435 North 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.06313° or 43° 3′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.92729° or 87° 55′ 38″ westOpen location code
86MJ337F+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 429374363OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greater Galilee Baptist Church and Ezekiel Gillespie Park.
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