Harrison is a
Roanoke,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...
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 northern boundary is concurrent with
U.S. Route 460 (Melrose/Orange Avenue), and as of the 2000 Census Harrison has a population of 1,019 residents with 393 households.
History
With many of the existing structures dating from between 1900 and 1920, Harrison is noted as being one of Roanoke's longest established
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
neighborhoods.
[
] Some of its more notable institutions include the Harrison School and the Burrell Hospital, which were both the first facilities constructed in Roanoke specifically to serve the African-American residents of the city.
Today Harrison is noted for its numerous
American Foursquare
The American Foursquare or American Four Square is an American house style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles popular throughout the last ...
designed homes and for the Harrison Museum of African-American Culture located in the former Harrison School.
References
External links
Harrison & Washington Park Neighborhood PlanNorthwest Neighborhood Improvement Council
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Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia