At the corner of Floyd Avenue and Main Street in Wasena stood this house, part of the Howbert Farm. It was rented for many years by the Custer Family, who posed on the porch for this photograph.
Creator
George C. Davis Photography
Publisher
Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
Circa 1895
Rights
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
The Howbert house and farm was built by George Howbert circa 1900. Howbert sold the house and farm to the Wasena Land Company in 1910 for development as a suburb of Roanoke. The house still stands at 918 Howbert Avenue.
Creator
George C. Davis Photography
Publisher
Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
Circa 1905
Rights
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Format
Still Image
Type
glass lantern slide
Identifier
DavisGL88
Provenance
Many of the glass lantern slides included in this collection were used in John Nolen's comprehensive plan for the City of Roanoke in 1928. The plan was meant to improve upon the existing conditions in Roanoke.
"Wasena Bridge, Roanoke Virginia. This bridge spans the Norfolk & Western Railroad and the Roanoke River. Just behind the trees on the left is the Transportation Museum and in the background are the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains which surround Roanoke."