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Roanoke City Market Historic District, also known as City Market District, is a national historic district located in the Downtown Roanoke area of Roanoke, Virginia. The district's history dates to 1882, when the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) began the process of locating its headquarters to the small town of Big Lick. [ 4 ]
[4]: 65 The town became the City of Roanoke in 1884. [4]: 71 The city was in need of housing for the many N&W employees moving to the area, and in 1888, Mortimer M. Rogers, son-in-law of the early Roanoke Valley settler George Plater Tayloe, sold a portion of the family's Buena Vista estate to the Belmont Land Company.
Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., and Campbell Ave. between 3rd and 6th Sts.; also the 400-600 blocks of Campbell Ave.; also the 700 block of Patterson Ave. 37°16′21″N 79°56′58″W / 37.272500°N 79.949444°W / 37.272500; -79.949444 ( Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic
The two wings comprising GOB–South were converted to upscale apartments in 2002, [5] while GOB–North is the home of the Roanoke Higher Education Center. [6] The Passenger Station was converted into offices when passenger service ended in the city in 1971, and was vacant from 1992 until being purchased by the Center in the Square foundation ...
The Patrick Henry Hotel is a Colonial Revival former hotel listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in Downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Located at 617 South Jefferson Street at the southern end of Downtown, the Patrick Henry was designed by William Lee Stoddart and opened in 1925 . [ 3 ]
Centered at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Grandin Road , Grandin Village hosts an array of independently owned retail and dining establishments. [4] The district has been noted as one of Roanoke's best examples of a mixed-use urban village, and has been used as a local model for future mixed-use developments within the community. [5]
The Roanoke Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in the Downtown Roanoke area of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 122 contributing buildings. It includes a variety of commercial, institutional, social, and governmental buildings and structures from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
When it opened in 1892, St. John's was the largest church in Roanoke, having been constructed with a seating capacity of 600 though having fewer than 250 members at the time. [3] The church grew steadily along with the rapid development of Roanoke as a boomtown; it had around 425 members by 1903, [8] and had more than doubled that number by ...