Roanoke Park (Seattle)

Roanoke Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Bounded by Shelby St. on the N., Roanoke St. on the S., Harvard Ave on the W., 10th Ave. on the E., Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°38′35.9″N 122°19′12.7″W / 47.643306°N 122.320194°W / 47.643306; -122.320194
Area	18.3 acres (7.4 ha)
Built	1899
Architect	Green, Elmer E.; et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	09000578[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 2009

Roanoke Park is a 2.2-acre (0.89 ha) park between the north Capitol Hill and Portage Bay neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington. It occupies the block bounded by E. Edgar and Roanoke Streets on the north and south and 10th Avenue E. and Broadway E. on the east and west, just northeast of the junction of State Route 520 and Interstate 5.

The park was named by David T. Denny and Henry Fuhrman after Roanoke, Virginia. It was bought by the city of Seattle in 1908.

References

External links

• Parks Department page on Roanoke Park
• National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Roanoke Park Historic District. Online on the site of the Washington State Department of Transportation.

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