Thresher Park
Thresher Park is a park in Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia. Thresher Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Jackson Park, as well as near Kenwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gainsboro Branch Library and Taubman Museum of Art.
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 west of Thresher Park.
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 Thresher Park.
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 2 miles west of Thresher Park.
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.
Wasena
Quarter
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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. Wasena is situated 3 miles southwest of Thresher Park.
Thresher Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Thrasher Park”
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.2868° or 37° 17′ 13″ northLongitude
-79.90809° or 79° 54′ 29″ westElevation
942 feet (287 metres)Open location code
879273PR+PQGeoNames ID
4789528
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