Wiley Park
Wiley Park is a park in Harris County, Texas which is located on Gillette Street. Wiley Park is situated nearby to New Zion Temple Church of the World Wide Fellowship, as well as near Carnegie Vanguard High School.- Type: Park
- Description: park in Houston, Texas, USA
- Address: 1414 Gillette Street, Houston, TX 77019
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include African American History Research Center and Carnegie Vanguard High School.
African American History Research Center
Library
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The African American History Research Center is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. It was known as the African American Library at the Gregory School until 2022. African American History Research Center is situated 1,000 feet east of Wiley Park.
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School
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Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School, named after Andrew Carnegie, is located in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas near Downtown and was formerly located in Sunnyside. Carnegie Vanguard High School is situated 440 feet west of Wiley Park.
Freedmen’s town
Historic site
In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War. Freedmen’s town is situated 870 feet northeast of Wiley Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Neartown
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Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.
Midtown
Suburb
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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.
Wiley Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.7548° or 29° 45′ 17″ northLongitude
-95.38355° or 95° 23′ 1″ westInception
1968Open location code
76X6QJ38+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 461388028OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q134696777
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Highlights include New Zion Temple Church of the World Wide Fellowship and Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.
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