William Byrd High School Historic District, Vinton

Name: William Byrd High School Historic District
Address: Vinton, United States

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William Byrd High School Historic District

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The William Byrd High School Historic District encompasses a historic school complex at 100 and 156 Highland Road in Vinton, Virginia. Built in 1933, the main building is a good local example of Classical Revival architecture, while a two-story annex added in 1938 exhibits Moderne styling. The facility also includes a single-story vocational training building, and athletic fields. The school exhibits the change in school building trends, as differentiated from the earlier Roland E. Cook Elementary School. Originally built as a segregated school serving white students, it was integrated in 1964–5, but closed in 1969. ()

Built: 1933 (91 years ago)Coordinates: 37°16'56"N, 79°54'2"W

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William Byrd High School Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berglund Center, Taubman Museum of Art, O. Winston Link Museum, Science Museum of Western Virginia.

1.9 miW
Sport venue, Civic center, Sport
Berglund Center, Roanoke
50 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...
2.2 miW
Museum, Art museum, Postmodern architecture
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke
56 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.
2.1 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke
55 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.
2.2 miW
Museum, Science museum
Science Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke
57 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.
2.2 miW
Church, Historical place, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Roanoke
56 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.
2.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke
58 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.
1.6 miN
Church
Mount Moriah Baptist Church and Cemetery, Roanoke
42 min walk • Mount Moriah Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic African-American Baptist church and cemetery located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1908, and is a small, one-story, rectangular frame church sheathed in weatherboard. It consists of a main sanctuary, a front vestibule, and a rear chancel bay.
2.3 miW
Skyscraper
Wells Fargo Tower, Roanoke
58 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.
1.9 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church, Roanoke
48 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.
2.3 miW
37°16'17"N • 79°56'23"W
Center in the Square, Roanoke
58 min walk • Museum
2.2 miW
Interesting neighbourhood
Roanoke City Market Historic District, Roanoke
57 min walk • Roanoke City Market Historic District, also known as City Market District, is a national historic district located in the Downtown Roanoke area of Roanoke, Virginia.