Ogden, H. C., House

12 Park Rd., Wheeling, West Virginia. County/parish: Ohio.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1990. NRIS 90001067.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Wise--Ogden House

From Wikipedia:

H. C. Ogden House

H. C. Ogden House, also known as the Wise-Ogden House, is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a 2+12-story, T-shaped, Queen Anne-style frame dwelling. It features a deep, full-width front porch with Doric order columns, a round tower with domed roof, and coursed wood shingles. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 half-bath, 1 kitchen, and 9 additional rooms. The house was built for Herschel Coombs Ogden (1869-1943), a publisher, community leader, and businessman significant in the history of West Virginia.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is located in the Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535929

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