Grandin Court, Roanoke, Virginia

Grandin Court
Roanoke Neighborhood
Welcome signage off Brambleton Avenue
Country United States
State Virginia
City Roanoke
Elevation 1,145 ft (349 m)
Coordinates 37°14′55.49″N 79°59′18.14″W / 37.2487472°N 79.9883722°W / 37.2487472; -79.9883722Coordinates: 37°14′55.49″N 79°59′18.14″W / 37.2487472°N 79.9883722°W / 37.2487472; -79.9883722
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes 24015
Area code 540

Grandin Court is a Roanoke, Virginia, neighborhood located in southwest Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Raleigh Court on the north and Franklin-Colonial to the south and east. The southwestern border is shared with Roanoke County.[1] As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Grandin Court had a total of 1,144 occupied housing units.[2]

History

Grandin Court was annexed into Roanoke by way of two separate annexations occurring in both 1926 and 1943.[2] Bisected by U.S. Highway 221 (Brambleton Avenue) and bordered by U.S. Highway 11 (Grandin Road) on the north, most of the residential development occurred between 1920 and 1960.[3] Residential development began in the northwest corner of the neighborhood and fanned out from that point, with various style represented, including but not limited to cottage, bungalow and American Foursquare.[2] With the establishment of The Coffee Pot restaurant in 1936, the commercial node of the neighborhood has developed and grown along Brambleton Avenue at the Roanoke County line.[4]

Today, Grandin Court is the location of Fishburn Park, Woodlawn Park, Grandin Court Elementary School, the Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology and Patrick Henry High School.

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Roanoke Neighborhood Map: Grandin Court". City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grandin Court Neighborhood Plan: Residential Development" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  3. ↑ "Grandin Court Neighborhood Plan: Residential Development" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Grandin Court Neighborhood Plan: Economic Development" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
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