Pullen Park is perhaps Raleigh's most popular park.  It is certainly the oldest.  Land for the park was donated to Raleigh in 1887 by Richard Stanhope Pullen.  Enjoy the train ride, boats, picnic facilities, aquatic center, playground and open space.  Additionally, children (and adults) can ride the same Carousel their Great Great Grandparents may have ridden.  The Dentzel Carousel (centerpiece of Pullen Park) was originally placed in now-closed Bloomsbury Park in 1912.  This historic Carousel was purchased by Raleigh around 1920 and began operating at its present location in Pullen Park in 1921.

Pullen Park was added to the National Register of Historic Sites in 1976.

Homes in the adjacent neighborhoods of Pullen Terrace and Pullen Park cover a wide age range.
Pullen Park neighborhood is slightly older with homes built as early as 1901.
Pullen Terrace dates back to the 1920's.

Neighborhood Links:
Theatre in the Park - Moved into the old National Guard Armory in 1974
Old Friends of Dix Blog