Gainsboro
Gainsboro is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke immediately north of Downtown, across the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way, between Interstate 581 and Orange Avenue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
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.
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 490 feet northeast of Gainsboro.
Roanoke station
Railway station
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Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, 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. Roanoke station is situated 1,500 feet south of Gainsboro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wasena and Mountain View.
Wasena
Quarter
Wasena is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in south, central Roanoke bisected by U.S. Route 221, immediately to the south of the Roanoke River.
Mountain View
Quarter
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Mountain View is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke north of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Norwich on the west, West End on the east, Hurt Park on the north and Raleigh Court and Wasena on the south.
West End
Suburb
West End is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke south of the Norfolk Southern railyard. It borders the neighborhoods of Hurt Park and Mountain View on the west, Downtown on the east, Gilmer on the north across the Norfolk Southern railyard and Old Southwest on the south. West End is situated 1½ miles west of Gainsboro.
Gainsboro
- Categories: neighborhood and education
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Gainsboro” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gainsboro”
- French: “Gainsboro”
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