Washington Park, Roanoke, Virginia
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Washington Park is a Roanoke
, Virginia
neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb
. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill
on the north and Williamson Road
on the north and east, Gainsboro
and Harrison
on the south and Melrose-Rugby
on the west. Its northern and eastern boundary is concurrent with Interstate 581
and its southern boundary is concurrent with U.S. Route 460
(Orange Avenue). As of the 2000 Census Harrison has a population of 1,254 residents with 531 households.
in the 1950s, but was subsequently capped with the park being established by the early 1960s. The area is also the location of the Lincoln Terrace public housing
dating from 1952, but has since been refurbished and renamed as the Villages at Lincoln.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill
Roundhill, Roanoke, Virginia
Roundhill is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in northwest Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Airport on the north, Williamson Road on the south, Preston Park on the east, and Fairland, Melrose-Rugby and Washington Park on the west opposite Interstate 581.-History:Annexed from Roanoke...
on the north and Williamson Road
Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia
Williamson Road is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in north, central Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill and Preston Park on the north, Belmont on the south, Hollins on the east, and Gainsboro and Washington Park on the west opposite Interstate 581...
on the north and east, Gainsboro
Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia
Gainsboro is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke immediately north of Downtown, across the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way, between Interstate 581 and Orange Avenue. It borders the neighborhoods of Harrison and Gilmer on the west, Washington Park on the north,...
and Harrison
Harrison, Roanoke, Virginia
Harrison is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Melrose-Rugby and Washington Park on the north, Gilmer on the south, Gainsboro on the east and Loudon-Melrose on the west. Its...
on the south and Melrose-Rugby
Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, Virginia
Melrose-Rugby is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1890s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill on the north, Washington Park on the east, Loudon-Melrose and Harrison on the south and Fairland and Villa...
on the west. Its northern and eastern boundary is concurrent with Interstate 581
Interstate 581
Interstate 581 is a spur off Interstate 81 into Roanoke, Virginia, United States, completely overlapping U.S. Route 220.-Route description:...
and its southern boundary is concurrent with U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...
(Orange Avenue). As of the 2000 Census Harrison has a population of 1,254 residents with 531 households.
History
Taking its name from the park that lies at the corner of Orange Avenue and Burrell Street, Washington Park developed between 1920 and 1960. The area where the park is now located was a landfillLandfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
in the 1950s, but was subsequently capped with the park being established by the early 1960s. The area is also the location of the Lincoln Terrace public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
dating from 1952, but has since been refurbished and renamed as the Villages at Lincoln.