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Historic district in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place
North Wheeling Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Buildings in North Wheeling, March 2023
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LocationRoughly bounded by Main Street Ter., Market St., Interstate 70, and N. Main St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates40°4′28″N 80°43′29″W / 40.07444°N 80.72472°W / 40.07444; -80.72472
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
ArchitectHoward, S.M.; Et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.88002693 (original)
07001419 (increase 1)
100008073 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1988
Boundary increasesJanuary 17, 2008
August 29, 2022

North Wheeling Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 134 contributing buildings and one contributing object in a 2 1/2-block section of northern Wheeling, known as "Old Town". Most of the district consists of mid-to late-19th-century residential buildings. A number of popular architectural styles are represented, including Greek Revival, Italianate, and Late Victorian. Notable buildings include the Vigilant Engine House (c. 1891), William Goering House (1885), Alfred Paull House (1880s), Williams Duplex Tenement (1880–1884), George W. Eckhart House (1891–1892), Christian Hess House (1876), Edward Hazlett House (1893), Henry K. List House (1858). The object is the Pollack Memorial Monument (1916).


It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2022.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Paul D. Marshall (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Wheeling Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  3. Jennifer Loustau (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Wheeling Historic District (boundary increase)" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. Griffin, Deborah; Schmidtke, Lisa (December 15, 2021). "North Wheeling Historic District - Boundary Increase" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

External links

All of the following are located in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV:

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio County, West Virginia and List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia
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