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Gainsboro Branch Library

The Gainsboro Branch Library is a historic building located in the 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Tuesday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: historic library building located in the African-American neighborhood of Gainsboro in Northwest Roanoke, Virginia
  • Also known as: “Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library” and “Gainsboro Branch Roanoke City Public Library”
  • Address: 15 Patton Avenue Northwest, Roanoke, VA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of St. Andrew and Roanoke station.

Church
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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 520 feet northeast of Gainsboro Branch Library.

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 Branch Library.

Museum
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The , formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, , 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. is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Gainsboro Branch Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasena and Mountain View.

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

Quarter
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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 Branch Library.

Gainsboro Branch Library

Latitude
37.27727° or 37° 16′ 38″ north
Longitude
-79.94116° or 79° 56′ 28″ west
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
Operator
Roanoke Public Libraries
Open location code
879273G5+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 556785817
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q16891488
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