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| West Virginia Independence Hall |
| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) |
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| Location: |
16th and Market Streets, Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: |
40°3′″N 80°43′19.55″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator -80.7220972">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, -80.7220972Coordinates: 40°3′″N 80°43′19.55″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator -80.7220972">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, -80.7220972 |
| Built/Founded: |
1859 |
| Architect: |
Ammi B. Young; Alfred Mullett |
| Architectural style(s): |
Renaissance |
| Designated as NHL: |
June 20, 1988[1] |
| Added to NRHP: |
January 26, 1970[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: |
70000660 |
| Governing body: |
State |
West Virginia Independence Hall (19th century)
West Virginia Independence Hall is located in Wheeling, West Virginia. During the American Civil War it housed the pro-union First and Second Wheeling Conventions (1861) as well as the West Virginia Constitutional Convention (1863).
The building was originally built as the custom house for the Western District of Virginia, but it later became a famous site in the unique history of West Virginia's statehood. It was also the center of government for the Restored Government of Virginia from 1861 to 1863.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1988.[1][3]
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