Roanoke Star listed on the National Register of Historic Places
1999
Roanoke
The Roanoke Star on Mill Mountain, first lit in 1949, was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register on September 15, 1999 and the National Register on November 15, 1999.
The Roanoke Merchants Association built the star as a postwar promotion, and it was first lit on November 23, 1949. State records describe it as a symbol of the city, which became known as the Star City of the South. A National Register nomination for the star was prepared in 1999.