Gainsboro

Gainsboro is a , neighborhood located in central Roanoke immediately north of Downtown, across the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way, between Interstate 581 and Orange Avenue.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: human settlement in Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: Gainsboro Branch Roanoke City Public Library” and “Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gainsboro Branch Library and Basilica of St. Andrew.

Library
The is a historic library building located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of , , . 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.

Church
The , also known as St. Andrew's Catholic Church, is a historic Catholic church and rectory in , United States. It was built in 1900-1902, and is a buff brick church on a stone foundation in the High Victorian Gothic style. is situated 490 feet northeast of Gainsboro.

Railway station
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is a train station in , the current southern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Regional line. Built in 2017, it follows several other Roanoke passenger stations that operated from the 1850s to 1979. is situated 1,500 feet south of Gainsboro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasena and Mountain View.

Quarter
is a , neighborhood located in south, central Roanoke bisected by U.S. Route 221, immediately to the south of the .

Quarter
is a , neighborhood located in central Roanoke north of the . It borders the neighborhoods of on the west, on the east, Hurt Park on the north and and on the south.

Suburb
is a , neighborhood located in central Roanoke south of the Norfolk Southern railyard. It borders the neighborhoods of Hurt Park and on the west, Downtown on the east, Gilmer on the north across the Norfolk Southern railyard and Old Southwest on the south. is situated 1½ miles west of Gainsboro.

Gainsboro

Latitude
37.27736° or 37° 16′ 39″ north
Longitude
-79.94115° or 79° 56′ 28″ west
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
Open location code
879273G5+WG
Geo­Names ID
4760372
Wiki­data ID
Q5517287
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Gainsboro” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Gainsboro
  • French: Gainsboro

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