First Presbyterian Church, 1301 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This may be the oldest documented building in downtown Wheeling. Noah Zane deeded the land on which this Church stands "for the use, purpose and design of erecting a meeting house or church," in 1816. By 1825 a church was ready for occupancy. The existing portico, narthex and 54 feet of the sanctuary nearest Chapline Street are said to be surviving elements of the original edifice, although stylistic evidence indicates either rebuilding or extensive remodeling of the front portion during the remodeling done in 1854.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-45
Survey number: HABS WV-202
Building/structure dates: ca. 1825 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1836 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1854 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1871 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1892 Subsequent Work