Frederick F. Faris
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Biography
He was born in St. ClairsvilleSt. Clairsville, Ohio
St. Clairsville is a city in Belmont County, Ohio in the United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,057 at the 2000 census. This county seat of Belmont County has been nicknamed "Paradise on the Hill." St. Clairsville was named after...
, Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...
in 1870. He attended public schools and received no formal training as an architect. He joined the office of Edward Wells, another Wheeling architect and builder, then formed a partnership with Joseph Leiner. After that partnership dissolved, he joined with Edward B. Franzheim and Millard Giesey in 1902 to form Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris.
He designed a variety of residential, commercial, and educational buildings. Among the buildings he designed were the Schmulbach Building, then the tallest building, and the Market Auditorium, the longest building in Wheeling. Other notable buildings include the Wheeling Electric Company, the First National Bank of West Virginia, the Wheeling Intelligencer, the former public library, the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and numberous schools including the Tridelphia Junior High School and Madison School. He also designed Mount Carmel Monastery (1917).
He died of strep throat
Strep throat
Streptococcal pharyngitis, streptococcal tonsillitis, or streptococcal sore throat is a type of pharyngitis caused by a group A streptococcal infection. It affects the pharynx including the tonsils and possibly the larynx. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes...
at age 57, and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery. At the time of his death he was known as the "dean of Wheeling architects."
Individual listings on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- 1907: Harry and Louisiana Beall Paull MansionHarry and Louisiana Beall Paull MansionHarry and Louisiana Beall Paull Mansion, also known as "Morningside" and the Charles H. and Geraldine Beall House, is a historic home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907-1911, and is a stuccoed dwelling in the Mediterranean Revival style with Spanish Colonial...
, Wellsburg, West VirginiaWellsburg, West VirginiaWellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census recorded a population of 2,891, down from a count of 3,385 in the 1990 Census...
, listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe 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 1986. - 1937: Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State CollegeShotwell Hall, West Liberty State CollegeShotwell Hall, also known as Fraternity Hall, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of West Liberty University at West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris and built in 1937. It is a 2 1/2-story red brick over concrete block...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Contributing properties to historic districts
- East Wheeling Historic DistrictEast Wheeling Historic DistrictEast Wheeling Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 300 contributing buildings and one contributing site, including the Monroe Street East Historic District. The district is primarily residential, developed in the...
- Highland Park Historic District (Wheeling, West Virginia)Highland Park Historic District (Wheeling, West Virginia)Highland Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The residential district includes 12 contributing buildings in the Highland Park subdivision. The houses were built on 18 lots carved from the former farm of Oliver Pryor between 1899...
- National Road Corridor Historic DistrictNational RoadThe National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
- Wheeling Country ClubStratford SpringsStratford Springs, also known as Wheeling Country Club, is a country club complex and national historic district located near Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district includes four contributing buildings; the Club House , Franzheim Bungalow, Pro and Caddy House, and former Servant's...
- Wheeling Historic DistrictWheeling Historic DistrictWheeling Historic District, also known as the Wheeling Central Business District, is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district includes 205 contributing buildings in the central business district of Wheeling. It includes the site of the original...
- Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic DistrictWoodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic DistrictWoodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 969 contributing buildings and is primarily residential, developed between 1888 and 1945...