Wheeling Historic District

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Eoff, Water, and 10th Sts., Wheeling, West Virginia. County/parish: Ohio.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 31, 1979. NRIS 79002597.

205 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

See Also:Independence Hal
Wheeling Central Business District

From Wikipedia:

Wheeling Historic District, also known as the Wheeling Central Business District, is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district includes 205 contributing buildings in the central business district of Wheeling. It includes the site of the original location of Fort Henry. The buildings are representative of a number of popular architectural styles from the early-19th century through the present including Greek Revival and Late Victorian. The District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Contributing buildings in the district include:

United States Custom House (1859)
Federal Building and United States Courthouse (1907)
St. Matthew's Church and Rectory (c. 1892)
Thomas Paull House (c. 1835)
English Lutheran Church (1897) designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris
First United Presbyterian Church (1825)
City Bank Building (c. 1890) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris
Bank of Wheeling (1892) also designed by Franzheim, Greisey, and Faris,
Capitol Theatre (1928), designed by Charles W. Bates
Medical Tower Building (1915)
Joseph Speidel & Company Building

It also includes the West Virginia Independence Hall and Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Terminal (1907-1908), which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as individual buildings.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535881