Wheeling Historic District
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Wheeling 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 location of Fort Henry. The buildings are representative of a number of popular architectural styles from the early-19th century through the present including Greek Revival
and Late Victorian
. Notable buildings include the United States Custom House (1859); United States Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office (1905); St. Matthew's Church and Rectory (c. 1892), Thomas Paull House (c. 1835), English Lutheran Church (1897) designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris
, First United Presbyterian Church (1825), City Bank Building (c. 1890) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris, Bank of Wheeling (1892) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris, Capitol Theatre (c. 1926), Medical Tower Building (1915), and Joseph Speidel & Company Building. It includes the separately listed West Virginia Independence Hall
and Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Terminal (1907-1908).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
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 205 contributing buildings in the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Wheeling. It includes the site of the original location of Fort Henry. The buildings are representative of a number of popular architectural styles from the early-19th century through the present including Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
and Late Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
. Notable buildings include the United States Custom House (1859); United States Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office (1905); St. Matthew's Church and Rectory (c. 1892), Thomas Paull House (c. 1835), English Lutheran Church (1897) designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris
Frederick F. Faris
- Biography :He was born in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio 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...
, First United Presbyterian Church (1825), City Bank Building (c. 1890) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris, Bank of Wheeling (1892) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris, Capitol Theatre (c. 1926), Medical Tower Building (1915), and Joseph Speidel & Company Building. It includes the separately listed West Virginia Independence Hall
West Virginia Independence Hall
West Virginia Independence Hall is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, where it was built in 1860, under the supervision of architect Ammi B. Young...
and Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Terminal (1907-1908).
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 1979.
External links
- U. S. Custom House, Market & Sixteenth Streets, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 15 photos, 3 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Building Survey
- Thomas Paull House, 1314 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 2 drawings, 4 photos, 7 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 1 drawing, 2 photos, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, and 1 color transparency at Historic American Building Survey
- Medical Tower Building, Twelfth & Main Streets, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 3 photos, 1 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Joseph Speidel & Company Building, 1417 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio, WV: 1 drawing, 6 photos, 6 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, and 1 color transparency at Historic American Building Survey