Greater Deyerle is a
Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in extreme southwest Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of
Raleigh Court on the east,
Cherry Hill on the north, the city of
Salem on the west and
Roanoke County on the south.
Greater Deyerle is geographically the most western area of the city of Roanoke.
Annexed from Roanoke County in 1976 to connect to the city's water/sewer service, the neighborhood is predominantly residential with commercial developments located at its edges.
Although the majority of its development has occurred post
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, both the historic
Belle Aire
Belle Aire is a Greek Revival mansion listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in the Greater Deyerle neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A. Located just south of ...
and
Lone Oaks estates are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Because these two 19th century estates were constructed by
Benjamin Deyerle, the neighborhood is named after him.
References
External links
Greater Deyerle Neighborhood Plan
Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia
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