Blue Hills
Blue Hills is a neighborhood in Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia. Blue Hills is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bluestone, as well as near Guilford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gainsboro Branch Library and Basilica of St. Andrew.
Gainsboro Branch Library
Library
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The Gainsboro Branch Library is a historic library building located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1941–1942 and is a one-story, seven-bay brick building built with an L-plan and gabled roof, and designed in the Tudor Revival style. Gainsboro Branch Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Blue Hills.
Basilica of St. Andrew
Church
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The Basilica of St. Andrew, also known as St. Andrew's Catholic Church, is a historic Catholic church and rectory in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1900-1902, and is a buff brick church on a stone foundation in the High Victorian Gothic style. Basilica of St. Andrew is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blue Hills.
Taubman Museum of Art
Museum
The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Formally established in 1951, the museum was housed in several locations around Roanoke before moving in 2008 to its current home, a contemporary architecture building designed by Randall Stout. Taubman Museum of Art is situated 2 miles southwest of Blue Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenwood and Vinton.
Kenwood
Neighborhood
Kenwood is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, along the north bank of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Morningside on the west, Fallon on the north, Riverdale on the south and the Town of Vinton on the east.
Vinton
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Vinton is a town in eastern Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,059 at the 2020 census. Vinton is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and the Roanoke Region of Virginia.
Fairland
Neighborhood
Fairland is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in north, central Roanoke across Interstate 581, opposite Valley View Mall. It borders the neighborhoods of Miller Court/Arrowood and Villa Heights on the west and Roundhill and Melrose-Rugby on the east. Fairland is situated 2½ miles west of Blue Hills.
Blue Hills
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.29875° or 37° 17′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.92337° or 79° 55′ 24″ westElevation
978 feet (298 metres)Open location code
879273XG+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158369180OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4748037
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