Hurt Park is a Roanoke,

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located in central Roanoke between the

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railyard and the

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. It borders the neighborhoods of

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on the west, West End on the east, Gilmer, Loudon-Melrose and Shenandoah West on the north across the Norfolk Southern railyard and

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across the Roanoke River and Mountain View on the south.

History

The majority of the homes within the neighborhood were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as mansions for railroad executives based in Roanoke. The residential design of the neighborhood is dominated by the two-story

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, and since the mid-20th century many have been subdivided into multi-family units. Today the area is the location of the Hurt Park Housing Development and the Hurt Park Elementary School. The neighborhood is included in the Southwest Historic District, listed on the

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in 1985.

References

External links

Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End Neighborhood Plan

Hurt Park Neighborhood Alliance
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