Gainsboro in Roanoke, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hotel Roanoke

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017

1. Hotel Roanoke Marker

Inscription. The Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's social center. The Tudor Revival building became a beloved landmark for thousands of visitors. Its original 34 rooms had grown to 384 rooms when, in 1989, the N&W donated it to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. After a major renovation and the addition of a conference center, it reopened in 1995. The Hotel Roanoke was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1995 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Erected 1996 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-98a.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 37° 16.445′ N, 79° 56.376′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Virginia. It is in Gainsboro. It can be reached from Shenandoah Avenue NE west of Williamson Road NE, on the right when traveling west. It is in the circle driveway of the hotel’s main entrance at the north end of the Market Street Walkway

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pedestrian bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke VA 24016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region

and in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: N&W General Office Building-South (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Market Square Walkway (about 400 feet away); Norfolk and Western Passenger Station (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hotel Roanoke (about 400 feet away); Today's Rail Traffic (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Roanoke Shops (about 400 feet away); North Jefferson Street (about 500 feet away); Norfolk & Western General Office Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke.

Other markers no longer nearby. Norfolk and Western Railway (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Roanoke - A Railroad Town (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Operation Fast Freight (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Power Behind the Nation (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017

2. Hotel Roanoke Marker

removed); Roanoke Shops (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Hotel Roanoke image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017

3. Hotel Roanoke

This view is from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.