It is situated southeast of the Five Points intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Fairview and Whitaker Mill Roads.

Roanoke Park is composed of six separate plats, filed from 1913 to 1926, and is roughly shaped like a diamond.

However, some of the oldest houses in Five Points are located in Roanoke Park, and these homes employ more vernacular styles, including Greek Revival, side-gabled Triple-A cottages, and narrow shotgun houses, particularly along Sunrise Avenue.

Its promoters appealed to white first-time homebuyers and boasted about the suburb's location next to Hayes Barton, an upper-class neighborhood also in Five Points.

This section of the neighborhood centers on a park and includes the largest period revival houses.