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176 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

176 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Late 19th Century frame house that is a contributing structure to the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-272 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

176 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

176 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Late 19th Century frame house that is a contributing structure to the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-272 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Late 19th Century frame house that is a contributing structure to the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-274 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Late 19th Century frame house that is a contributing structure to the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-274 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Whee...

Significance: The 2300 block of Chapline Street has been an integral part of Wheeling's urban streetscape for over one hundred years. The seven structures selected for study by this survey have changed little ... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

182 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

182 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Turn of the century frame house that is a contributing structure in the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-275 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

Holliday-Schaefer House, 2307 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Holliday-Schaefer House, 2307 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, ...

Significance: The Holliday-Schaefer House is an example of post Civil War eclectic architecture and utilizes elements of several different popular styles. The interior woodwork is beautifully executed and is i... More

Ohio River Lock & Dam No. 12, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Ohio River Lock & Dam No. 12, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Survey number: HAER WV-89 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reed Building, 2125 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Reed Building, 2125 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This 1885 dry goods store has a long history of mercantile activity in the Centre Market area of Wheeling. The Market Street facade reveals a sharp distinction between the commercial and resident... More

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This fire house is the second built on this site. It was home to Vigilant Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3, one of the four original city fire companies. The present structure was built to rep... More

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This fire house is the second built on this site. It was home to Vigilant Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3, one of the four original city fire companies. The present structure was built to rep... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

Medical Tower Building, Twelfth & Main Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Medical Tower Building, Twelfth & Main Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County,...

Survey number: HABS WV-227 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alfred Paull House, 729 North Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Alfred Paull House, 729 North Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by prominent Wheeling businessman, Alfred Paull, The Alfred Paull House is a fine example of Queen Anne eclecticism the dominant style of domestic building in the last two decades of the n... More

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

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

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 ... More

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Old Stone House, or Heimburger House, which was actually a hotel that was a popular stop along the National Road, at Roney's Point in Ohio County, east of Wheeling, West Virginia

The Old Stone House, or Heimburger House, which was actually a hotel t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. August Heimberger first rented-out the hotel in 1869 and kept it for 22 years. His wife took over on his death in 1889 and continued t... More

William Mueller Store, 2242 Eoff Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

William Mueller Store, 2242 Eoff Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: An example of Italianate vernacular brick building, built c. 1860 as a grocery store on the first floor and the merchant's apartment above on the second floor. Considered a contributing structure... More

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

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... More

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

180 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Late 19th Century frame house that is a contributing structure to the Wheeling Island Historic District. Survey number: HABS WV-274 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92000320

174 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

174 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

174 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

174 Zane Street (House), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Warwick China Manufacturing Company, Twenty-first & Water Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwick China Manufacturing Company, Twenty-first & Water Streets, Whe...

Survey number: HAER WV-77 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Whee...

Significance: The 2300 block of Chapline Street has been an integral part of Wheeling's urban streetscape for over one hundred years. The seven structures selected for study by this survey have changed little ... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Centre Market, Market Street between Twenty-second & Twenty-third Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Centre Market, Market Street between Twenty-second & Twenty-third Stre...

Significance: The 1853 structure was originally designed as an open market in the neo-classical style, with three aisles and cast iron Doric columns. The columns were cast by the Hamilton and Rogers Foundry, i... More

Paxton-Reed House, 100 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Paxton-Reed House, 100 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two-story residence was built by William Paxton in 1852. His son, James Paxton, lived here when he helped draw up West Virginia's first state constitution. It exemplifies the Romano-Tuscan ... More

George Paull House, 57 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George Paull House, 57 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built before 1845, this simple structure of Flemish bonded brick has grown in response to the needs of its owners. It is believed that this was originally a smaller structure to which succeeding ... More

Theodore Klieves House, 2313 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Theodore Klieves House, 2313 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: The Klieves brothers, Theodore and Bernard, were partners in the building and construction firm of Klieves Kraft and Company. Their success and capabilities as builders in Wheeling are apparent i... More

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

Dr. John Frissell House, 54 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Dr. John Frissell House, 54 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, ...

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 ... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...

Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More

Holliday-Schaefer House, 2307 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Holliday-Schaefer House, 2307 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, ...

Significance: The Holliday-Schaefer House is an example of post Civil War eclectic architecture and utilizes elements of several different popular styles. The interior woodwork is beautifully executed and is i... More

McColloch Street Cottages, McColloch Street (l300 Block), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

McColloch Street Cottages, McColloch Street (l300 Block), Wheeling, Oh...

Significance: These six brick cottages are examples of Wheeling's late nineteenth century vernacular architecture. The architectural design employed here became the prototype for later cottage construction in ... More

McColloch Street Cottages, McColloch Street (l300 Block), Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

McColloch Street Cottages, McColloch Street (l300 Block), Wheeling, Oh...

Significance: These six brick cottages are examples of Wheeling's late nineteenth century vernacular architecture. The architectural design employed here became the prototype for later cottage construction in ... More

Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1, Spanning Wheeling Creek at B&O Railroad tracks near I-70, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1, Spanning Wheeling Creek at B&O Railr...

Survey number: HAER WV-80 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Paull House, 1314 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Thomas Paull House, 1314 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built during the 1830s, this stately home is a reminder of the time when the 1300 block of Chapline Street was an elegant neighborhood. This simple two-and-a-half story brick building displays Fe... More

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This fire house is the second built on this site. It was home to Vigilant Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3, one of the four original city fire companies. The present structure was built to rep... More

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Vigilant Engine House, 648-650 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This fire house is the second built on this site. It was home to Vigilant Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3, one of the four original city fire companies. The present structure was built to rep... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

Bridge on Old National Trail, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bridge on Old National Trail, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Survey number: HABS WV-14 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

LaBelle Iron Works, Thirtieth & Wood Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, W...

Significance: La Belle is the largest American cut nail factory and one of two remaining United States cut nail manufacturers. La Belle has been in business for almost 140 years and still uses the same equipme... More

Alfred Paull House, 729 North Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Alfred Paull House, 729 North Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by prominent Wheeling businessman, Alfred Paull, The Alfred Paull House is a fine example of Queen Anne eclecticism the dominant style of domestic building in the last two decades of the n... More

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

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

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 ... More

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning West Channel of Ohio River, U.S. Route 40,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"S" Bridge, U.S. Route 40 spanning Little Wheeling Creek, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

"S" Bridge, U.S. Route 40 spanning Little Wheeling Creek, Elm Grove, O...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

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... More

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Bank of Wheeling, 1229 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

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... More

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

George W. Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

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Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Christian Hess House, 811 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: This two story building is an outstanding example of the French Renaissance, or Second Empire, style of architecture. Built in 1876 for Christian Hess, a local tailor, this house is in excellent ... More

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Chapline Street Row Historic District, 2301-2319 Chapline Street, Whee...

Significance: The 2300 block of Chapline Street has been an integral part of Wheeling's urban streetscape for over one hundred years. The seven structures selected for study by this survey have changed little ... More

William T. Zink Double House, 2206-2208 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

William T. Zink Double House, 2206-2208 Market Street, Wheeling, Ohio ...

Significance: William Zink, a carpenter and undertaker in Wheeling during the late nineteenth century built this double town house about 1878. The two sections of the house are connected by a second floor room... More

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County...

Significance: The Warwood Tool Company makes hand tools using labor intensive forging operations, that transform raw steel into finished tools. These forging operations are the same as used when the company be... More

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More

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