Hurt Park, Roanoke, Virginia

Hurt Park, Roanoke, Virginia

Hurt Park is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke between the Norfolk Southern railyard and the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Cherry Hill on the west, West End on the east, Gilmer, Loudon-Melrose and Shenandoah West on the north across the Norfolk Southern railyard and Norwich across the Roanoke River and Mountain View on the south.cite web
url=http://portal.roanokegov.com/portal/neighbor/dspMapView.cfm?CFID=267835&CFTOKEN=18696877
title=Explore Roanoke Neighborhood

publisher=City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods
accessdate=2008-05-17
]

History

The majority of the homes within the neighborhood were constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s as mansions for railroad executives based in Roanoke.cite web
url=http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/N25YVS6J460FGUREN
title= Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End Neighborhood Plan
publisher=City of Roanoke Planning Division
accessdate=2008-05-17
] The residential design of the neighborhood is dominated by the two-story American Foursquare, and since the mid-20th century many have been subdivided into multi-family units.cite web
url=http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/4CF94AFB44E48E5D852570D00072C8A2/$File/Hurt_Park_Mt_View_W_End_Plan%20_res_dev.pdf
title= Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End Neighborhood Plan: Residential Development
publisher=City of Roanoke Planning Division
accessdate=2008-05-17
] Today the area is the location of the Hurt Park Housing Development and the Hurt Park Elementary School.

References

External links

* [http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/N25YVS6J460FGUREN Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End Neighborhood Plan]
* [http://www.roanokeva.gov/webmgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/CurrentBaseLink/N26F3LUY795RLAREN Hurt Park Neighborhood Alliance]


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