Visit Main Street Roanoke Rapids
Welcome to the Main Street District of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, where historic charm meets new energy. Discover local dining, unique places to eat, boutique shopping, and small businesses that give our uptown and downtown their character. From seasonal downtown events to everyday things to do, Main Street is a place to gather, explore, and support local. Come see why Uptown is becoming a destination for residents and visitors alike.
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Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Roanoke Rapids is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Main Street Roanoke Rapids is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.