 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
The Hotel Roanoke was built n 1882 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 an 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.
Department of Historic Resources - 1996
Hotel Roanoke Parking Lot, adjacent to Wells Avenue Roanoke City Virginia
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