Dr. John Frissell House, 54 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Summary
Significance: Built about 1835, the Frissell House is one of the oldest structures in downtown Wheeling. It is a simple three bay brick house with a double end chimney. The only decorative detail is the cast iron handrailing which leads up the steps to the front door. Dr. John Frissell was a brilliant and highly respected Wheeling surgeon whose family lived in this brick house for nearly one hundred years.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-46
Survey number: HABS WV-197
Building/structure dates: ca. 1835 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
East Wheeling, 40.06562, -80.72054
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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