Norman Bates is a character exclusively from film.
The Roanoke Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Roanoke , Alabama .. historic district. Historic districts in the United States. Roanoke was settled in the 1830s , but became a major agricultural trading center in East Alabama following the Civil War .. Civil War. American Civil War. The Central of Georgia Railway extended its line to the town in 1887 , soon followed by the Atlanta , Birmingham and Atlantic Railway , and a large cotton warehouse was founded the same year .. Central of Georgia Railway. Central of Georgia Railway. cotton. cotton. The commercial district began growing from this time , mostly with one-story brick structures , some of which carry influences from Romanesque Revival , Italianate , and Beaux-Arts details .. Romanesque Revival. Romanesque Revival architecture. Italianate. Italianate architecture. Beaux-Arts. Beaux-Arts architecture. The W. A. Handley Company built a textile mill in Roanoke in 1901 , which would remain the major employer in the town until its closing in the early 1980s .. textile mill. textile mill. The district consists of 68 contributing properties , covering about 18 acres -LRB- 7 ha -RRB- around the intersection of six streets at the town 's center .. contributing properties. contributing properties. Although most buildings are one story , notable multi-story buildings include the two-story Bank Building , built in Beaux-Arts style around 1909 in a wedge-shaped lot in the center of the district , and the three-story First National Bank building , built in 1920 in Neoclassical style .. Beaux-Arts. Beaux-Arts architecture. Neoclassical. Neoclassical architecture. Also notable are the Romanesque Old City Hall -LRB- 1890 -RRB- , the Victorian Gothic First Baptist Church -LRB- 1901 -RRB- , and the Art Moderne City Hall -LRB- 1935 -RRB- .. Victorian Gothic. Gothic Revival architecture. Art Moderne. Art Moderne. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 .. National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places