Yancey Street Playground

Yancey Street Playground is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on North Avenue. Yancey Street Playground is situated nearby to Triumphant Baptist Church, as well as near the heritage site Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barton Heights Cemeteries and The Almshouse.

Barton Heights Cemeteries

Heritage site

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

The Almshouse

Heritage site

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

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground

Historic site

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The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was established by the city of Richmond, Virginia, for the interment of free people of color, and the enslaved. Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Yancey Street Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton Heights and Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District.

Barton Heights

Neighborhood

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Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.

Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.