Washington Park
Washington Park is a neighborhood located in central Roanoke, Virginia, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill on the north and Williamson Road on the north and east, Gainsboro and Harrison on the south, and Melrose-Rugby on the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrell Memorial Hospital and Gainsboro Branch Library.
Burrell Memorial Hospital
Clinic
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Burrell Memorial Hospital, currently operating as Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Burrell Center, was an historic African-American hospital originally located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain View and West End.
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.
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 1½ miles southwest of Washington Park.
Washington Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Washington Park, Roanoke, Virginia”
- Categories: neighborhood and recreation area
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.28617° or 37° 17′ 10″ northLongitude
-79.94672° or 79° 56′ 48″ westElevation
988 feet (301 metres)Open location code
879273P3+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 671952889OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Washington Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Washington Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Virginia, City of Roanoke)”
- Cebuano: “Washington Park”
- Dutch: “Washington Park”
- French: “Washington Park”
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