Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station
Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station | |
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| Location | 303 Norfolk Ave, Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′23″N 79°56′46″W / 37.27306°N 79.94611°W |
| Area | 3.14 acres (1.27 ha) |
| Built | c. 1918 |
| Built by | Norfolk and Western Railway |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000969[1] |
| VLR No. | 128-6162 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 2012 |
| Designated VLR | September 20, 2012[2] |
Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station is a historic freight depot located in the Melrose-Rugby neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 111 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in a planned residential subdivision, with most of the dwellings being built between the late 1910s and late 1940s. It is a primarily residential district with single-family dwellings. The houses include American Craftsman-style bungalow, American Foursquare, and Cape Cod style. The building houses the Virginia Museum of Transportation[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Henry (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2014. and Accompanying six photos Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
