Stark Park, Manchester

Name: Stark Park
Address: 650 River Rd., Manchester, United States

#5 among attractions in Manchester

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Stark Park is a city park located on the north side of Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a 30-acre parcel of land between River Road and the Merrimack River, which was once part of the larger farm property of American Revolutionary War hero John Stark. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2010. ()

Elevation: 236 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°0'53"N, 71°28'16"W

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650 River Rd.East Side Manchester (North End)Manchester United States

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Stark Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Currier Museum of Art, Amoskeag Falls, Zimmerman House, St. George's School and Convent.

1.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
36 min walk • The Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture.
0.8 miS
Dam, Natural attraction, Visitor center
Amoskeag Falls, Manchester
22 min walk • The Amoskeag Falls are a set of waterfalls located in Manchester, New Hampshire on the Merrimack River.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Architecture, History museum
Zimmerman House, Manchester
17 min walk • The Zimmerman House is a historic house located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Built in 1951, it is the first of two houses in New Hampshire designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of a modest number of Wright designs in the northeastern United States.
1.3 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. George's School and Convent, Manchester
33 min walk • St George's School and Convent are a historic Roman Catholic complex at 124 Orange Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1898–99, they are among the city's finest examples of Romanesque architecture, built to support its burgeoning French Canadian population.
0.5 miS
Tudor Revival architecture
William Parker Straw House, Manchester
14 min walk • The William Parker Straw House is a historic house at 282 North River Road in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was built in 1923 for William Parker Straw, a leading executive of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company and president of the Amoskeag Bank, and is the city's finest example of Tudor Revival architecture.
0.5 miSE
Museum, History museum
Gen. John Stark House, Manchester
13 min walk • The Gen. John Stark House is a historic house museum at 2000 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. The house, a single-story Cape style farmhouse, was built in 1736 by Archibald Stark.
1.2 miS
Romanesque architecture
Smith and Dow Block, Manchester
30 min walk • The Smith and Dow Block is a historic apartment house at 1426-70 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. When built in 1892, this four-story brick building was the largest apartment block in the state, and it still dominates its section of Elm Street.
1.1 miS
Neighbourhood
District D, Manchester
28 min walk • District D is a historic worker housing district located in Manchester, New Hampshire, near the former Amoskeag Manufacturing Company millyard. It is roughly bounded by Canal, Langdon, Elm, and West Brook streets, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982.
0.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Manchester Community College, Manchester
20 min walk • Manchester Community College is a public community college in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Stark Park?

Nearby attractions include Gen. John Stark House, Manchester (13 min walk), William Parker Straw House, Manchester (14 min walk), Zimmerman House, Manchester (17 min walk), Manchester Community College, Manchester (20 min walk).