Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St. | |
Location | 2049 Windsor Ave., SW, Roanoke, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°15′47″N79°58′49″W / 37.26306°N 79.98028°W |
Area | Less than 1 acre |
Built | 1928 |
Architect | Eubank & Caldwell |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 10000559 [1] |
VLR No. | 128-6164 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 23, 2010 |
Designated VLR | June 17, 2010 [2] |
Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St., also known as the Windsor Avenue Apartment Building, is a historic apartment building located in the Raleigh Court neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1928, and is a two-story, U-shaped Tudor Revival style apartment building constructed of stone, brick, half timbering, and stucco. The building enclosed a courtyard plaza with stone paved sidewalks, stone walls (2 contributing structures), historic post lights and two decorative pools with waterfall (2 contributing objects). Also on the property is a contributing detached garage. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]
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