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| Institution Name: Roanoke College
Original/Historic Place Name: Roselawn
Location on Campus: High St.
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s): Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:
| Foundation: brick | | Walls: wood | | Roof: composition | | | Function:
| ca. 1916-1970 | president's house | | ca. 1970-present (2007) | admissions office |
Significance: architecture, education, landscape
Landmark designation: Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
Roselawn, the traditional home of Roanoke College presidents, was erected in 1915 and first occupied by Dr. John Alfred Morehead, fourth president, and his family in 1916. Prior to its construction, presidents had lived in a home on the same land originally built by Dr. William B. Yonce (1828-1895) and purchased from him by Dr. Julius D. Dreher, third president of the college (1846-1937). Roselawn presently serves as the Admissions House and Financial Aid Office.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | Eisenberg, William E. The First Hundred Years, Roanoke College, 1842-1942. Salem, VA: Trustees of Roanoke College, 1942.
Miller, Mark F. Dear Old Roanoke, A Sesquicentennial Portrait, 1842-1992. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1992.
Traditions: Roanoke College Yesterday and Today. Salem, VA: Roanoke College, 1981.
| | II. Location of other data: | University: Special Collections, Unknown
—details: Archives, Roanoke College. | | Unknown | |
