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The Belmont Methodist-Episcopal Church, completed in 1921, is among the city of Roanoke’s most significant Protestant churches dating to the first quarter of the 20th century, and today is an important part of the city’s historic Belmont neighborhood. Designed by noted Virginia architects Herbert L. Cain and Homer M. Miller, the church remains in excellent condition with few modifications to the original building. An imposing local landmark, the church incorporates an extensive array of Gothic Revival-design elements, superior workmanship, and durable, high quality building materials.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
