North Wheeling Historic District

North Wheeling Historic District
Buildings in North Wheeling, March 2023
North Wheeling Historic District is located in West Virginia
North Wheeling Historic District
North Wheeling Historic District is located in the United States
North Wheeling Historic District
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[1] (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).[2][3][4]


It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.

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