2325, 2331, 2333, 2339, 2343, 2345, 2349 Memorial Ave. SW, 1208, 1218, 1222 Fauquier St. SW, 2324, 2330, 2332, 2336, 2340, 2346, 2352 Denniston Ave. SW, Roanoke, Virginia. County/parish: Roanoke.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 17, 2022. NRIS 100008022.
17 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The English Gardens Apartments is a historic complex of apartment buildings located in Roanoke, Virginia. The complex was designed by the Richmond-based architect E. Tucker Carlton, and was built in two phases. The first, completed in 1947, consists of nine building of three stories each, while the second, finished in 1950, consists of eight buildings of two stories each. The complex was designed in the Colonial Revival style, and all buildings are constructed of concrete blocks fronted with brick.
The English Gardens was designed as a garden apartment complex, arranged to create courtyards between the buildings in order to maximize green space and ventilation. The Federal Housing Administration provided financing for the project, which was aimed primarily at middle-class World War II veterans and their families. The complex was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022, and as of 2023 was in the process of reopening after a renovation.
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