Roanoke Park Historic District, Raleigh

Name: Roanoke Park Historic District
Address: Raleigh, United States

#130 among attractions in Raleigh

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture

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The Roanoke Park Historic District a national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It is one of the city's historic Five Points neighborhoods and encompasses 446 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It is situated southeast of the Five Points intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Fairview and Whitaker Mill Roads. Roanoke Park is composed of six separate plats, filed from 1913 to 1926, and is roughly shaped like a diamond. ()

Coordinates: 35°48'9"N, 78°38'22"W

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Five Points (Roanoke Park)Raleigh United States

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Day trips

Roanoke Park Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mordecai House, Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood Dog Park, Haywood Hall.

0.8 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Mordecai House, Raleigh
20 min walk • The Mordecai House, built in 1785, is a registered historical landmark and museum in Raleigh, North Carolina that is the centerpiece of Mordecai Historic Park, adjacent to the Historic Oakwood neighborhood.
1.3 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Cemetery
Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh
34 min walk • Historic Oakwood Cemetery was founded in 1869 in North Carolina's capital, Raleigh, near the North Carolina State Capitol in the city's Historic Oakwood neighborhood.
1.2 miSE
35°47'27"N • 78°37'26"W
Oakwood Dog Park, Raleigh
30 min walk • Park, Playground
1.2 miS
Museum, History museum
Haywood Hall, Raleigh
30 min walk • Haywood Hall, also known as the Treasurer John Haywood House, is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1792, and is a two-story, five bay, Federal-style frame dwelling with a central hall plan. It features a two-story front porch with attenuated fluted Doric order columns.
1.2 miS
Italianate architecture
Andrews-Duncan House, Raleigh
32 min walk • The Andrews-Duncan House is a historic building located at 407 North Blount Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1874 for a prominent businessman, the Italianate style home was designed by architect George S. H. Appleget.
~1520 ftS
Monuments and statues
Light+Time Tower, Raleigh
8 min walk • The Light + Time Tower is a sculpture located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina designed to diffract the morning and afternoon sunlight into vibrant colors visible to the commuters who pass by it. It is located in the median of Capital Boulevard just northeast of the Fairview Road overpass.
1 miSW
Modernist architecture
Wachovia Building Company Contemporary Ranch House, Raleigh
26 min walk • Wachovia Building Company Contemporary Ranch House, also known as the Arthur McKimmon II House, is a historic home located in the Cameron Village neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is located east of the Cameron Village Historic District.
1.2 miW
Colonial revival architecture
John T. and Mary Turner House, Raleigh
31 min walk • Marshall-Harris-Richardson House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1889, and is a two-story, side gable I-house with one-story sections at its rear.
0.4 miW
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Hayes Barton Historic District, Raleigh
11 min walk • The Hayes Barton Historic District is a neighborhood located northwest of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Hayes Barton, an upper class neighborhood designed by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper, contains 457 buildings on 1,750 acres.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture
Cameron Village Historic District, Raleigh
30 min walk • Cameron Village Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina is a national historic district listed in 2011 on the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object and was developed between about 1950 and 1955.
1.2 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Lewis-Smith House, Raleigh
31 min walk • Lewis-Smith House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with a low hipped roof and Italianate-style brackets.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Roanoke Park Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Light+Time Tower, Raleigh (8 min walk), Vanguard Park Historic District, Raleigh (8 min walk), Hayes Barton Historic District, Raleigh (11 min walk), Mary Elizabeth Hospital, Raleigh (18 min walk).

How to get to Roanoke Park Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Roanoke Park Historic District:

Bus

Whitaker Mill Rd at McCarthy St • Lines: 2 (7 min walk)