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Henry Street Historic District
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Henry Street Historic District, June 2010
Henry Street Historic District is located in Virginia
Henry Street Historic District
Location in Virginia
Henry Street Historic District is located in the United States
Henry Street Historic District
Location in the United States
Location 100 blk. of Henry St. NW, Roanoke, Virginia
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 04001276
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Added to NRHP November 27, 2004

Henry Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses four contributing buildings constructed between 1917 and 1951. They were developed as the central business and entertainment district for the African-American neighborhood of Gainsboro in Northwest Roanoke. They are the Hotel Dumas (1917), The Strand Theatre (1923), Dr. Lylburn Downing office (c. 1945), and a commercial building (1951).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The buildings are also included in the Gainsboro Historic District.

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