Mountain View, Roanoke, Virginia facts for kids
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Mountain View
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Mountain View Center on 13th Street SW
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| City | Roanoke |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
24016
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| Area code(s) | 540 |
Mountain View is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke north of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Norwich on the west, West End on the east, Hurt Park on the north and Raleigh Court and Wasena on the south.
In March 2011, This Old House, America’s most respected home improvement authority, selected Mountain View as Virginia’s “Best Old House Neighborhood 2011” in its annual list of “North America’s most timeless neighborhoods—places where lovingly crafted old houses have extraordinary pasts and unarguably promising futures.”
Mountain View was one of 64 neighborhoods in the U.S. and Canada recognized by This Old House, which distributed nomination forms to more than 14,000 historical societies, neighborhood groups, and preservation nonprofits to compile its “biggest-ever list of off-the-beaten-path places that are worth eyeing for a great old home.”
History
The majority of the homes within the neighborhood were constructed in the late 19th century and early 20th century as mansions for railroad executives based in Roanoke. The residential design of the neighborhood is dominated by the two-story American Foursquare, and since the mid-20th century many have been subdivided into multi-family units.
The neighborhood is named after Mountain View, a Georgian Revival home in the area, built in 1907, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was built by Junius Blair Fishburn, a prominent publisher, banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist in Roanoke in the first half of the 20th century. The home was undergoing extensive exterior renovations in winter 2011.
The neighborhood is included in the Southwest Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
