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Wheeling Historic District
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Wheeling Historic District, December 2006
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| Location: | Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Eoff, Water, and 10th Sts., Wheeling, West Virginia |
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| Area: | 55.8 acres (22.6 ha) |
| Architectural style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79002597[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 31, 1979 |
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. Notable buildings include the United States Custom House (1859); United States Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office (1905); 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 (c. 1926), Medical Tower Building (1915), and Joseph Speidel & Company Building. It includes the separately listed West Virginia Independence Hall and Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Terminal (1907-1908).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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