Yancey Street Playground

Yancey Street Playground is a park in , , which is located on North Avenue. Yancey Street Playground is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barton Heights Cemeteries and The Almshouse.

Heritage site
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is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in , though were originally part of Henrico County. is situated 810 feet southeast of Yancey Street Playground.

Heritage site
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, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in . is situated 2,700 feet south of Yancey Street Playground.

Historic site
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The is a historic district located in the , and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital– complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church. is situated 3,000 feet south of Yancey Street Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton Heights and Chestnut Hill.

Neighborhood
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is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the area of . The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.

Neighborhood
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is an unincorporated community in the City of , in the U.S. state of .

Neighborhood
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, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in , with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

Yancey Street Playground

Latitude
37.56° or 37° 33′ 36″ north
Longitude
-77.43364° or 77° 26′ 1″ west
Open location code
8794HH58+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 949602698
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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