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East Wheeling Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
99001402

Year built
  
1834

Area
  
32 ha

Added to NRHP
  
22 November 1999

East Wheeling Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Chapline, Eoff, 18th, McColloch, 12th and 11th Sts., Wheeling, West Virginia

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, et al.

East Wheeling Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 300 contributing buildings and one contributing site, including the Monroe Street East Historic District. The district is primarily residential, developed in the late-19th and early-20th century. A number of popular architectural styles are represented including Greek Revival and Gothic Revival. Notable non-residential buildings include St. Joseph Cathedral (1926), former Hazel Atlas Company building (now West Virginia Northern Community College), Scottish Rite Temple designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927), Elks Building, and YMCA (1906), also designed by Faris. The contributing site is Elk Playground. Also located in the district are the separately listed L. S. Good House, Charles W. Russell House, and Cathedral Parish School.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

References

East Wheeling Historic District Wikipedia