Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) Architect Eubank & Caldwell NRHP Reference # 96001448 | Built 1941 (1941)-1942 Architectural style Tudor Revival | |
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Location 15 Patton Ave., NW, Roanoke, Virginia |
Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library, also known as the Gainsboro Library, is a historic library building located in the African-American neighborhood of Gainsboro in Northwest Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1941-1942, and is a one-story, seven-bay, L-plan Tudor Revival style brick building. The library provided African American residents of Roanoke's segregated Gainsboro neighborhood with a library facility where children and adults could pursue self-education with advice and assistance from competent and dedicated librarians.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is located in the Gainsboro Historic District.
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