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Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Summary
Significance: Built in 1892 for the Bank of Wheeling this rusticated stone facade was a good example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The firm of Edward B. Franzheim, one of Wheeling's most successful and best known architects, designed and built the bank. In 1907 the Bank of Wheeling consolidated with the National Bank of West Virginia. The business of banking continued here until the early 1940's when the building was converted into a store.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42
Survey number: HABS WV-182
Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1983 Demolished
Tags
Date
1933 - 1940
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Franzheim, Edward B
Franzheim, Giesey
Franzheim, Faris
Morris, Scott, transmitter
DeBoer, Ruth, transmitter
Location
East Wheeling, 40.06383, -80.72322
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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