Roanoke Park (Seattle)

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.

Roanoke Park Historic District
LocationBounded by Shelby St. on the N., Roanoke St. on the S., Harvard Ave on the W., 10th Ave. on the E., Seattle, Washington
Coordinates47°38′35.9″N 122°19′12.7″W
Area18.3 acres (7.4 ha)
Built1899
ArchitectGreen, Elmer E.; et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.09000578[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 2009

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

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