Riverland/Walnut Hills, Roanoke, Virginia

Riverland/Walnut Hills, Roanoke, Virginia

Riverland/Walnut Hills is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke south of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of South Jefferson and South Roanoke on the west, Morningside on the east and Mill Mountain on the south.cite web
url=http://portal.roanokegov.com/portal/neighbor/dspMapView.cfm?CFID=267835&CFTOKEN=18696877
title=Explore Roanoke Neighborhood

publisher=City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods
accessdate=2008-05-17
] The neighborhood is divided into the Walnut Hill area at the base of Mill Mountain, and the Riverland area along the Roanoke River, with Virginia State Route 116 running through the entire area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Riverland/Walnut Hills has a population of 1,033.cite web
url=http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/0779DD811BC1B583852570D000741D5E/$File/riverland_final.pdf
title= Riverland/Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan
publisher=City of Roanoke Planning Division
accessdate=2008-05-17
]

History

With its oldest home dating from 1885, the initial wave development within Riverland/Walnut Hills occurred in the 1920s with many homes constructed in the Arts and Crafts Bungalow and the
American Foursquare styles. After a period of slowdown, construction would once again pick-up in the 1940s-50s with many structures constructed in the Cottage and Ranch styles.

References

External links

* [http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/N25ZDJWH095FGUREN Riverland/Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan]
* [http://www.roanokeva.gov/webmgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/CurrentBaseLink/N26HXRSV549RLAREN Riverland/Walnut Hill Neighbors]


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