The historic Villa Heights estate is being brought back to life.
The northwest Roanoke home was built in the 1820s, but had been abandoned for a decade. Restoration Housing bought and began work on rehabbing Villa Heights last year and the organization invited volunteers to help for its annual Community Partnership Day.
“Every process along the way of restoring this house has been a labor of love,” Isabel Thornton of Restorative Housing said. “It’s like working out: after you do it, you feel the reward and you’re really glad you did it.”
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