Lang-Hess House Explained

Lang-Hess House
Location:1625 Wood St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates:40.0639°N -80.715°W
Built:1865
Architect:Andrew J. Lang
Architecture:Italianate
Added:March 22, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06000174

Lang-Hess House is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built about 1865, and is a two-story sandstone building with Italianate design details. An attached ‘sun porch’ was added to the house about 1935. Its builder was associated with the architect and engineers of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, and is believed to have used “extra” sandstone to build his residence following the work on bridge.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lang-Hess House. March 2005. 2011-08-31 . Rosemary Humway-Warmuth. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.