Gipson Play Plaza

Gipson Play Plaza is a park in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. Gipson Play Plaza is situated near the government building Taylor Hall, as well as near the government office NC Department of Health and Human Services Social Services.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Raleigh Union Station and Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center.

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 4,100 feet northeast of Gipson Play Plaza.

Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

Convention center

Photo: Jelmore, Public domain.

The Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, formerly known as the Raleigh Convention Center, is a convention and exhibition facility in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center is situated 1 mile northeast of Gipson Play Plaza.

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 3,900 feet north of Gipson Play Plaza.

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 Gipson Play Plaza.

Gipson Play Plaza

Type: Park
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.76687° or 35° 46′ 1″ north

Longitude

-78.65387° or 78° 39′ 14″ west

Open location code

8773Q88W+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 583072635

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=multi

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Taylor Hall and NC Department of Health and Human Services Social Services.

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