The picture shows the Hotel Roanoke, a large Tudor Revival-style hotel with half-timbered gables, green roofs, and broad verandas, set among trees and lawns. Printed at the bottom is “Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Va.” The hotel was built by the Norfolk and Western Railway and opened in 1882; the original building burned in 1898 and was rebuilt by 1900. A handwritten note dates the card to September 1907.
White border; handwritten note in lower margin; light spotting and toning.
Postmark: AMESBURY MASS ... 7:30 PM ... 1907. Undivided back with 'POST CARD' heading; white border; color lithograph; printed in Germany; light edge wear.
Cite this card
Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-roanoke-roanoke-virginia-circa-1907. Accessed October 25, 2026.
