Buena Vista, Roanoke

Name: Buena Vista
Address: Roanoke, United States

#27 among attractions in Roanoke

Greek Revival architecture

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Buena Vista is a historic plantation house located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with a shallow hipped roof and two-story, three-bay wing. The front facade features a massive two-story diastyle Greek Doric order portico. Buena Vista was built for George Plater Tayloe and his wife, Mary Tayloe. George was the son of John Tayloe III and Anne Ogle Tayloe of the noted plantation Mount Airy in Richmond County and who built The Octagon House in Washington D.C. The property was acquired by the City of Roanoke in 1937, and was used as a city park and recreation center. ()

Built: 1840 (184 years ago)Coordinates: 37°15'49"N, 79°55'24"W

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MorningsideRoanoke United States

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Buena Vista – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berglund Center, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke Star, O. Winston Link Museum.

1.3 miNW
Sport venue, Civic center, Sport
Berglund Center, Roanoke
34 min walk • The Berglund Center, formerly known as the Roanoke Civic Center, is a beacon of entertainment and community events in Roanoke, Virginia. This versatile arena, nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers a plethora of events ranging from concerts...
1 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Postmodern architecture
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke
27 min walk • The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Randall Stout.
1 miSW
Nature, Mountain
Roanoke Star, Roanoke
26 min walk • The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It is visible for 60 miles from the air and it sits 1,045 feet above the city of Roanoke.
1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke
27 min walk • The O. Winston Link Museum is a museum dedicated to the photography of O. Winston Link, the twentieth century railroad photographer widely considered the master of the juxtaposition between steam railroading and rural culture.
1 miNW
Museum, Science museum
Science Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke
27 min walk • The Science Museum of Western Virginia is a science museum located in Roanoke, Virginia. Exhibit themes include the environment and its health, healthy bodies, computer coding, the scientific method of engineering, and science through toys and amusements.
1.3 miNW
Church, Historical place, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Roanoke
35 min walk • St. Andrew's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church and rectory in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1900-1902, and is a buff brick church on a stone foundation in the High Victorian Gothic style.
1 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke
27 min walk • Mill Mountain Theatre is a professional equity theatre located in Roanoke, Virginia. Originally opening as Mill Mountain Playhouse as a “not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre”, the location burned down in 1976, leading to a re-opening and renaming at the Center in the Square in 1983.
1.3 miSW
Compact animal park with a train ride
Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
34 min walk • The Mill Mountain Zoo is a zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. When it opened in 1952, the zoo was operated by the City of Roanoke. In 1976, the city turned its operation over to the Roanoke Jaycees.
1 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke
26 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1891–1892, and is a Gothic style blue-gray limestone church designed by Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia.
1.1 miNW
Skyscraper
Wells Fargo Tower, Roanoke
29 min walk • The Wells Fargo Tower is a 21-story, 320-foot office building in Downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Completed in 1991, this stands as both the tallest building in Roanoke and the tallest building in Southwest Virginia.
0.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church, Roanoke
14 min walk • Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church is a historic church building, located in the Belmont neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. The building currently belongs to the Metropolitan Community Church of the Blue Ridge, who acquired the building in 2003 and use it as their sanctuary.

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How to get to Buena Vista by public transport?

The nearest stations to Buena Vista:

Bus

Cambell Court Bus Station (30 min walk)

Train

Roanoke (31 min walk)