Apartment Building on Windsor Avenue and Brunswick St.
Also known as: Windsor Avenue Apartments
Why it's listed
Built in 1928 at 2049 Windsor Avenue S.W. in Roanoke, this two-story apartment building holds sixteen units arranged in a horseshoe around a landscaped courtyard, with an eight-bay garage behind it facing the alley. Eubank & Caldwell, a Roanoke architectural firm founded in 1920, designed it for S. M. Cornett. Its steep Buckingham slate roof, copper gutters, brick walls on a limestone base, stucco and half timbering, and wood double-hung windows are characteristic of Tudor Revival work. The courtyard has stone walks and walls, historic post lights, and a tiered pair of ornamental ponds with a small waterfall. Inside, original plaster walls, oak floors, brass hardware, built-in ironing boards and cast-iron bathroom fixtures survive. The building was recognized for architecture at the local level, as an unusually intact and carefully detailed example of the style, set near the Grandin Road area and built to a higher standard than neighboring houses.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a well-preserved, uncommonly detailed example of Tudor Revival architecture in Roanoke, with original features such as a Buckingham slate roof, half timbering, stonework and ornamental courtyard ponds. It was designed by a notable local architectural firm for a prominent Roanoke entrepreneur. It is considered significant at the local level under Criterion C in architecture.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 10000559, listed August 23, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2049 Windsor Ave., Roanoke (Independent City) |
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| County | Roanoke (city and county) |
| Listed | August 23, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10000559 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1928 |
| Architect / builder | Eubank & Caldwell (B. N. Eubank and J. Walker Caldwell) |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as multiple dwellings; the form describes restoration work on the courtyard, ponds and rear garage, and the building as largely unaltered and well preserved. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 37.26492, -79.98025 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10000559.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16160566
- This listing as JSON
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