Centre Market Square Historic District
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Centre Market Square Historic District is a national historic district
located at Wheeling
, Ohio County, West Virginia
. The district includes 181 contributing buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles dating from about 1850. The district encompasses the area of Wheeling focused on the separately listed Center Wheeling Market
. Notable buildings include the Second Presbyterian Church (1850), St. Alphonsus Church and School (1875, 1887), Mary A. Reed Building (c. 1885), Shaefer Building (1887), Bellinger Building (c. 1885), Schmeichel Building (c. 1900), Zink House (c. 1878), Lotz Building (c. 1873), Thoner House (c. 1877), Wheeling Public Library (1911), German Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church (c. 1850, now Oglebay Institute
-Towngate Theatre), 2333 Eoff Street (c. 1870-1900), 2227 Eoff Street (c. 1900-1915), 2330 Chapline Street (c. 1876), 2318 Chapline Street (c. 1901), townhouses on Chapline Street, (c. 1870s), 2325 Chapline Street, 2241 Chapline Street, 2233 Chapline Street, the Hellenic Orithodox Church of St. John the Divine (c. 1949-1951), St. John's United Church of Christ (c. 1907-1908), Michel Building (c. 1860-1870), Wheeling Fire Company-Hook and Ladder #6 (late 1870's-1880s), and the "Iron Building" (c. 1867).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984, with a boundary increase in 1987.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Wheeling
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Ohio County, West Virginia
Ohio County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...
. The district includes 181 contributing buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles dating from about 1850. The district encompasses the area of Wheeling focused on the separately listed Center Wheeling Market
Center Wheeling Market
The Center Wheeling Market is a historic public market located along Market Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It consists of the Center Wheeling Market building as well as the Center Wheeling Fish Market. The 1853 Center Wheeling Market building was...
. Notable buildings include the Second Presbyterian Church (1850), St. Alphonsus Church and School (1875, 1887), Mary A. Reed Building (c. 1885), Shaefer Building (1887), Bellinger Building (c. 1885), Schmeichel Building (c. 1900), Zink House (c. 1878), Lotz Building (c. 1873), Thoner House (c. 1877), Wheeling Public Library (1911), German Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church (c. 1850, now Oglebay Institute
Oglebay Institute
Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, Oglebay Institute is a 501 non-profit organization incorporated in 1930.-History:The organization’s founder, Earl W. Oglebay willed his country estate to the City of Wheeling for use “...as a public park for the enjoyment, recreation and education of the greatest...
-Towngate Theatre), 2333 Eoff Street (c. 1870-1900), 2227 Eoff Street (c. 1900-1915), 2330 Chapline Street (c. 1876), 2318 Chapline Street (c. 1901), townhouses on Chapline Street, (c. 1870s), 2325 Chapline Street, 2241 Chapline Street, 2233 Chapline Street, the Hellenic Orithodox Church of St. John the Divine (c. 1949-1951), St. John's United Church of Christ (c. 1907-1908), Michel Building (c. 1860-1870), Wheeling Fire Company-Hook and Ladder #6 (late 1870's-1880s), and the "Iron Building" (c. 1867).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984, with a boundary increase in 1987.
External links
- Centre Market Square Historic District, Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 1 drawings and 1 data page at Historic American Building Survey
- Reed Building, 2125 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 1 drawing, 5 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- John Thoner House, 2238 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 2 drawings, 3 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, and 1 color transparency at Historic American Building Survey
- William T. Zink Double House, 2206-2208 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 1 drawing, 5 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, and 1 color transparency at Historic American Building Survey