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===Quadrangles=== {{Infobox NRHP | name = Main Campus Complex, Roanoke College | embed = no | nrhp_type = | designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register | designated_other1_date = May 16, 1972<ref name="VLR list">{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|access-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | designated_other1_number = 129-0005 | designated_other1_num_position = bottom | image = Roanoke College Admin.jpg | caption = The Administration Building, constructed in 1848, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] | location = Roanoke College, [[Salem, Virginia]] | coordinates = {{coord|37|17|45|N|80|3|20|W|region:US-VA_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Virginia#USA | built = 1852 | architect = Deyerle, Joseph | architecture = [[Greek Revival]], [[Gothic (architecture)|Gothic]] | added = March 7, 1973 | refnum = 73002226<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }} Roanoke's main campus is relatively self-contained with most academic buildings and residence halls built around three [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangles]]: the John R. Turbyfill Front Quad,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://puka.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/cic/library?a=d&d=p1410|title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project|work=waikato.ac.nz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724191643/http://puka.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/cic/library?a=d&d=p1410|archive-date=July 24, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the Back Quad (central campus),<ref name="roanoke1">{{cite web |url=http://www.roanoke.edu/map/ |title=Roanoke College Campus Map |publisher=Roanoke.edu |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921205209/http://www.roanoke.edu/map/ |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Athletic Quad, which surrounds the college's newest athletic facilities and residence halls. The campus is lined with brick sidewalks and has been recognized for its landscaping and views of the surrounding mountains. The largest [[Rock Elm]] in the United States is located near the library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-several-southwest-virginia-trees-receive-national-attention--20110816,0,4123574.story|title=Several Southwest Virginia trees receive national attention|last=Watts|first=Brent|date=16 August 2011|access-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209023808/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-several-southwest-virginia-trees-receive-national-attention--20110816,0,4123574.story|archive-date=February 9, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The only [[Alice Aycock]] sculpture in Virginia is on the Back Quad.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010-2011 Olin Hall Exhibition Season|url=http://www.roanoke.edu/inside/a-z_index/olin_hall_galleries/past_exhibitions/2010-2011|website=roanoke.edu|publisher=Roanoke College|access-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153328/http://www.roanoke.edu/inside/a-z_index/olin_hall_galleries/past_exhibitions/2010-2011|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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