Wheeling Island Historic District Explained

Wheeling Island Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Stone, Front, North, Ontario, Erie and Wabash Sts., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates:40.0714°N -80.7325°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne
Added:April 2, 1992
Refnum:92000320

Wheeling Island Historic District is a national historic district located on Wheeling Island in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district includes 1,110 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects. It is a largely residential district consisting of two-story, frame detached dwellings built in the mid- to late-19th and early-20th century, including the Irwin-Brues House (1853) and a number of houses on Zane Street. The houses are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Bungalow, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival. Notable non-residential contributing properties include the Exposition Building (1924), Thompson United Methodist Church (1913-1915), Madison School (1916), firehouse (1930-1931), the Bridgeport Bridge (1893), the Aetnaville Bridge (1891), "The Marina," Wheeling Island Baseball Park, and "Belle Island Park." It includes the separately listed Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Harry C. and Jessie F. Franzheim House, and John McLure House.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

External links

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wheeling Island Historic District. September 1991. 2011-09-01 . Patricia A. Sands. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.