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RNC 40 Commerce Street School

FILES

RNC 40 Commerce Street School.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

RNC 40 Commerce Street School

Description

Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

Circa 1928

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

negative

Type

Still Image

Identifier

RNC40

Collection

Roanoke Negatives

Citation

“RNC 40 Commerce Street School,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed January 31, 2025, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/RNC40.