Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station is a historic freight depot located in the Melrose-Rugby neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 111 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in a planned residential subdivision, with most of the dwellings being built between the late 1910s and late 1940s. It is a primarily residential district with single-family dwellings. The houses include American Craftsman-style bungalow, American Foursquare, and Cape Cod style. The building houses the Virginia Museum of Transportation[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
^ ab"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. November 30, 2012.
^"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
^Geoffrey B. Henry (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
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