Tour Overview
Tour of historic Gainsboro Neighborhood
Gainesborough - Gainesboro - Gainsboro
A walking tour of Roanoke's earliest neighborhood. Explore the social, cultural, and architectural history of the Gainsboro Historic District, Henry Street Historic District, N&W Railway Historic District and Hotel Roanoke Historic District.
- First platted neighborhood of early Roanoke 1835
- Neighborhood evolution: Gainesborough to Big Lick to Roanoke (1835, 1874, 1882)
- Norfolk & Western Railway - Company Offices, Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke Land & Improvement Company
- Gainsboro Historic District (National Register of Historic Places) - People and Places of Significance
- Henry Street - African American Center for Business, Culture, and Social Life (1900-1960)
- Urban Renewal Devastation (1955-1980)
Stops
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Stop 1: Gainsboro History Walk Plaza
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Stop 2: Henry Street Business District
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Stop 3: Henry Street Panels
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Stop 4: Oscar Micheaux - Congo Film Company
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Stop 5: Dumas Hotel
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Stop 6: Big Lick Depot
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Stop 7: Oliver White Hill Law Office
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Stop 8: Norfolk & Western Railway General Office Building South
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Stop 9: Norfolk & Western General Office Building North
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Stop 10: Stone Printing & Manufacturing Company Building
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Stop 11: Hotel Roanoke
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Stop 12: N&W Railroad Company Passenger Station
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Stop 13: 1931 Northeast Wing Hotel Roanoke
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Stop 14: Lick Run Greenway
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Stop 16: Early Commercial Store and Church Locations
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Stop 17: St. Andrews Catholic Church
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Stop 18: Gainsboro Branch Library
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Stop 19: Claytor Clinic
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Stop 20: Oliver Hill Home
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Stop 21: Edward Dudley House
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Stop 22: Dr. James H. Roberts Home
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Stop 23: Rufus Edwards Homesite
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Stop 24: St. Pauls United Methodist Church
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