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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roanoke, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 52 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Description
1 Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St.
Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St.
August 23, 2010
(#10000559)
 2049 Windsor Ave., SW
37°15′47″N 79°58′49″W / 37.263056°N 79.980278°W / 37.263056; -79.980278 (Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St.)
2 Belle Aire
Belle Aire
April 15, 1975
(#75002034)
 U.S. 11
37°15′49″N 80°01′03″W / 37.263611°N 80.0175°W / 37.263611; -80.0175 (Belle Aire)
3 Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church
Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church
August 18, 2011
(#11000551)
 806 Jamison Ave., SE
37°16′09″N 79°55′49″W / 37.269167°N 79.930278°W / 37.269167; -79.930278 (Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church)
4 Boxley Building
Boxley Building
March 8, 1984
(#84003587)
 416 Jefferson Street SW
37°16′12″N 79°56′25″W / 37.270000°N 79.940278°W / 37.270000; -79.940278 (Boxley Building)
5 Boxley-Sprinkle House
Boxley-Sprinkle House
November 27, 2004
(#04001275)
 2611 Crystal Spring Avenue
37°14′39″N 79°57′01″W / 37.244167°N 79.950278°W / 37.244167; -79.950278 (Boxley-Sprinkle House)
6 Buena Vista
Buena Vista
July 30, 1974
(#74002244)
 Penmar Avenue and 9th Street
37°15′50″N 79°55′23″W / 37.263889°N 79.923056°W / 37.263889; -79.923056 (Buena Vista)
7 Burrell Memorial Hospital
Burrell Memorial Hospital
September 22, 2003
(#03000450)
 611 McDowell Street
37°16′57″N 79°56′58″W / 37.282500°N 79.949306°W / 37.282500; -79.949306 (Burrell Memorial Hospital)
8 Campbell Avenue Complex
Campbell Avenue Complex
January 24, 1991
(#90002171)
 118-128 Campbell Avenue SW
37°16′18″N 79°56′37″W / 37.271667°N 79.943611°W / 37.271667; -79.943611 (Campbell Avenue Complex)
9 Carlin's Amoco Station
Carlin's Amoco Station
November 20, 2012
(#12000968)
 1721 Williamson Rd. NE
37°17′17″N 79°56′00″W / 37.288056°N 79.933472°W / 37.288056; -79.933472 (Carlin's Amoco Station)
10 City of Roanoke Fire Station No. 5
City of Roanoke Fire Station No. 5
November 18, 2011
(#11000838)
 216 12th St. NW
37°16′45″N 79°57′32″W / 37.279167°N 79.958889°W / 37.279167; -79.958889 (City of Roanoke Fire Station No. 5)
11 The Coffee Pot
The Coffee Pot
May 31, 1996
(#96000575)
 2902 Brambleton Avenue SW
37°14′36″N 79°59′28″W / 37.243333°N 79.991111°W / 37.243333; -79.991111 (The Coffee Pot)
12 Colonial National Bank
Colonial National Bank
December 17, 1983
(#83004035)
 202-208 Jefferson Street
37°16′18″N 79°56′25″W / 37.271667°N 79.940278°W / 37.271667; -79.940278 (Colonial National Bank)
13 Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station
Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station
May 23, 1980
(#80004220)
 2016 Lake Street SE
37°14′59″N 79°56′38″W / 37.249722°N 79.943750°W / 37.249722; -79.943750 (Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station)
14 Fire Station No. 1
Fire Station No. 1
May 7, 1973
(#73002224)
 13 East Church Avenue
37°16′13″N 79°56′24″W / 37.270278°N 79.940000°W / 37.270278; -79.940000 (Fire Station No. 1)
15 First National Bank
First National Bank
June 14, 1982
(#82004591)
 101 South Jefferson Street
37°16′20″N 79°56′27″W / 37.272361°N 79.940833°W / 37.272361; -79.940833 (First National Bank)
16 Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library
Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library
December 2, 1996
(#96001448)
 15 Patton Avenue NW
37°16′38″N 79°56′28″W / 37.277222°N 79.941111°W / 37.277222; -79.941111 (Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library)
17 Gainsboro Historic District
Gainsboro Historic District
November 16, 2005
(#05001276)
 Bounded by Wells, Centre, 1st St. Bridge and Gilmer, Commonwealth, N. Jefferson and 2nd., Patton, Harrison etc.
37°16′36″N 79°56′40″W / 37.276667°N 79.944444°W / 37.276667; -79.944444 (Gainsboro Historic District)
18 Grandin Road Commercial Historic District
Grandin Road Commercial Historic District
November 27, 2002
(#02001450)
 Grandin Road SW, and Memorial Avenue
37°15′57″N 79°58′37″W / 37.265833°N 79.976944°W / 37.265833; -79.976944 (Grandin Road Commercial Historic District)
19 Harrison School
Harrison School
September 9, 1982
(#82004592)
 523 Harrison Avenue NW
37°16′46″N 79°56′53″W / 37.279444°N 79.948056°W / 37.279444; -79.948056 (Harrison School)
20 Henry Street Historic District
Henry Street Historic District
November 27, 2004
(#04001276)
 100 block of Henry Street NW
37°16′28″N 79°56′32″W / 37.274444°N 79.942222°W / 37.274444; -79.942222 (Henry Street Historic District)
21 Patrick Henry Hotel
Patrick Henry Hotel
July 3, 1991
(#91000829)
 617 Jefferson Street South
37°16′07″N 79°56′27″W / 37.268611°N 79.940833°W / 37.268611; -79.940833 (Patrick Henry Hotel)
22 Hotel Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
February 16, 1996
(#96000033)
 110 Shenandoah Avenue
37°16′28″N 79°56′22″W / 37.274444°N 79.939444°W / 37.274444; -79.939444 (Hotel Roanoke)
23 Huntingdon
Huntingdon
November 8, 1991
(#91001598)
 320 Huntingdon Boulevard
37°18′28″N 79°56′15″W / 37.307778°N 79.937500°W / 37.307778; -79.937500 (Huntingdon)
24 H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse
H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse
September 5, 2008
(#08000830)
 631 Campbell Avenue SE
37°16′20″N 79°56′00″W / 37.272222°N 79.933333°W / 37.272222; -79.933333 (H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse)
25 Lone Oaks
Lone Oaks
April 11, 1973
(#73002054)
 3402 Grandin Road Extension SW
37°14′57″N 80°00′18″W / 37.249167°N 80.005000°W / 37.249167; -80.005000 (Lone Oaks)
26 Melrose-Rugby Historic District
Melrose-Rugby Historic District
August 27, 2013
(#13000645)
 Mercer, Grayson, & Carroll Aves., NW., Rugby Blvd., NW., 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th Sts., NW.,
37°17′14″N 79°57′16″W / 37.287222°N 79.954444°W / 37.287222; -79.954444 (Melrose-Rugby Historic District)
27 Monterey
Monterey
July 30, 1974
(#74002146)
 Tinker Creek Lane NE
37°18′14″N 79°55′01″W / 37.303889°N 79.916944°W / 37.303889; -79.916944 (Monterey)
28 Mount Moriah Baptist Church And Cemetery
Mount Moriah Baptist Church And Cemetery
September 8, 1994
(#94001092)
 3521 East Orange Avenue
37°18′16″N 79°53′27″W / 37.304306°N 79.890833°W / 37.304306; -79.890833 (Mount Moriah Baptist Church And Cemetery)
29 Mountain View
Mountain View
October 31, 1980
(#80004221)
 714 13th Street SW
37°16′10″N 79°57′50″W / 37.269444°N 79.963889°W / 37.269444; -79.963889 (Mountain View)		 Also known as the Junius Fishburn House
30 Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District
Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District
January 27, 1999
(#99000076)
 88 and 108 Jefferson Street NW, and 209 Shenandoah Avenue
37°16′26″N 79°56′28″W / 37.273889°N 79.941111°W / 37.273889; -79.941111 (Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District)
31 Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station
Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station
November 21, 2012
(#12000969)
 303 Norfolk Ave.
37°16′23″N 79°56′46″W / 37.273056°N 79.946111°W / 37.273056; -79.946111 (Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station)		 Now serves as the location for the Virginia Museum of Transportation
32 Riverland Historic District
Riverland Historic District
August 27, 2013
(#13000646)
 Laural, Primrose, Whitman, and Ivy Sts., Riverland Rd., and Walnut and Arbutus Aves.
37°15′30″N 79°56′03″W / 37.258333°N 79.934167°W / 37.258333; -79.934167 (Riverland Historic District)
33 Roanoke Apartments
Roanoke Apartments
November 9, 2006
(#06000759)
 1402 Maiden Lane
37°15′50″N 79°58′07″W / 37.263889°N 79.968611°W / 37.263889; -79.968611 (Roanoke Apartments)
34 Roanoke City Firehouse No. 6
Roanoke City Firehouse No. 6
January 24, 1991
(#90002162)
 1015 Jamison Avenue SE
37°16′11″N 79°55′34″W / 37.269722°N 79.926111°W / 37.269722; -79.926111 (Roanoke City Firehouse No. 6)
35 Roanoke City Health Center
Roanoke City Health Center
May 12, 2016
(#16000263)
 515 8th St., SW.
37°16′14″N 79°57′21″W / 37.270556°N 79.955833°W / 37.270556; -79.955833 (Roanoke City Health Center)
36 Roanoke City Market Historic District
Roanoke City Market Historic District
April 20, 1983
(#83003312)
 Roughly bounded by Williamson Rd., Norfolk Ave., S. Jefferson St., and Church Ave.; also 302 Campbell Ave., SE., and 9 Church Ave., SE.
37°16′18″N 79°56′21″W / 37.271667°N 79.939167°W / 37.271667; -79.939167 (Roanoke City Market Historic District)		 Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase of June 6, 2002
37 Roanoke Downtown Historic District
Roanoke Downtown Historic District
September 14, 2002
(#02000978)
 Roughly bounded by 3rd St., Norfolk Ave., Jefferson St., and Bullitt Ave.; also 310-324 Salem Ave., SW; also 300-400 blocks of Church and 300-400 blocks of Luck Aves., SW., 600-700 blocks of S. Jefferson St., and 401 3rd and 502 5th Sts., SW.
37°16′16″N 79°56′33″W / 37.271111°N 79.942500°W / 37.271111; -79.942500 (Roanoke Downtown Historic District)		 Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of March 29, 2007 and August 27, 2013 respectively
38 Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District
Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District
December 24, 2013
(#13000994)
 Albemarle and Walnut Aves., SE., Williamson Rd., SE., and 4th and Jefferson Sts., SE.
37°15′35″N 79°56′20″W / 37.259722°N 79.938889°W / 37.259722; -79.938889 (Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District)
39 Roanoke Star
Roanoke Star
November 15, 1999
(#99001375)
 Mill Mountain
37°15′03″N 79°55′57″W / 37.250833°N 79.932500°W / 37.250833; -79.932500 (Roanoke Star)
40 Roanoke Warehouse Historic District
Roanoke Warehouse Historic District
March 29, 1983
(#83003313)
 109-133 Norfolk Avenue SW
37°16′23″N 79°56′36″W / 37.273056°N 79.943333°W / 37.273056; -79.943333 (Roanoke Warehouse Historic District)
41 Tayloe Rogers House
Tayloe Rogers House
November 21, 2012
(#12000970)
 1542 Electric Rd., SW
37°15′25″N 80°02′01″W / 37.256944°N 80.033611°W / 37.256944; -80.033611 (Tayloe Rogers House)
42 St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church
May 7, 1973
(#73002225)
 631 North Jefferson Street
37°16′42″N 79°56′24″W / 37.278333°N 79.940000°W / 37.278333; -79.940000 (St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church)
43 St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
August 23, 1991
(#91001083)
 Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue, SW corner
37°16′00″N 79°56′28″W / 37.266667°N 79.941111°W / 37.266667; -79.941111 (St. John's Episcopal Church)
44 Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
August 8, 2007
(#07000807)
 Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbell Ave., bet. 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 District)		 Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of May 15, 2008 and October 22, 2014 respectively
45 Southwest Historic District
Southwest Historic District
June 19, 1985
(#85001349)
 Roughly bounded by Salem Ave., Jefferson St., Roanoke River and 20th St.
37°16′08″N 79°57′20″W / 37.268889°N 79.955556°W / 37.268889; -79.955556 (Southwest Historic District)
46 Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse
Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse
February 22, 2006
(#06000067)
 315 Albemarle Avenue SE
37°15′47″N 79°56′16″W / 37.263056°N 79.937778°W / 37.263056; -79.937778 (Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse)		 Built beside the Virginian Railway in 1912 to house Roanoke's first tin can company; later a clothing factory and then a department store warehouse
47 Virginian Railway Passenger Station
Virginian Railway Passenger Station
May 22, 2003
(#03000456)
 1402 Jefferson Street SE
37°15′35″N 79°56′28″W / 37.259722°N 79.941111°W / 37.259722; -79.941111 (Virginian Railway Passenger Station)
48 Wasena Historic District
Wasena Historic District
January 3, 2012
(#11000984)
 Wiley Dr., Winchester, Winona, Wasena, Howbert, Valley, Hamilton, Kerns, Floyd & Summit Aves., Brighton Rd.
37°15′48″N 79°57′36″W / 37.263333°N 79.960000°W / 37.263333; -79.960000 (Wasena Historic District)

Former listing

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 First Baptist Church
December 6, 1990
(#90001840)
March 19, 2001
 407 N. Jefferson Street
 Roanoke Destroyed by fire April 1995
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