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''Originally Cathedral Parish School''<br /> 77-14th St<br /> Built 1896-7<br /> National Register of Historic Places [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/ohio/96001572.pdf Nomination]<br /> [[Image:WhlCathElemSch1.jpg|WhlCathElemSch1.jpg]][[Image:WhlCathElemSch600pi.jpg|WhlCathElemSch600pi.jpg]]<br /> [[Image:WhlCathElemDoor.jpg|WhlCathElemDoor.jpg]][[Image:CathedralParishSchool-1920s.jpg|CathedralParishSchool-1920s.jpg]]<br /> 2013 view, and 1920s view and text below from [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJDE6_Cathedral_Parish_School_Wheeling_West_Virginia Waymarking]:<br /> "The Cathedral Parish School now known as the Wheeling Catholic Elementary was built 1896-97 to serve as an elementary school to serve the St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The red brick three-story structure was built in a Late Gothic Revival style. The building has a central square tower on its facade with the main arched entrance which is surrounded by stone. The school was expanded with a gymnasium in 1939. The school is located on a block with the Catholic high school, the St. Joseph Cathedral and the rectory. Along with being individually listed on the National Register it is also a contributing building in the East Wheeling Historic District.The building appears to be in good condition and continues to serve as an elementary school.The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997."<br /> | ''Originally Cathedral Parish School''<br /> 77-14th St<br /> Built 1896-7<br /> National Register of Historic Places [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/ohio/96001572.pdf Nomination]<br /> [[Image:WhlCathElemSch1.jpg|WhlCathElemSch1.jpg]][[Image:WhlCathElemSch600pi.jpg|WhlCathElemSch600pi.jpg]]<br /> [[Image:WhlCathElemDoor.jpg|WhlCathElemDoor.jpg]][[Image:CathedralParishSchool-1920s.jpg|CathedralParishSchool-1920s.jpg]]<br /> 2013 view, and 1920s view and text below from [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJDE6_Cathedral_Parish_School_Wheeling_West_Virginia Waymarking]:<br /> "The Cathedral Parish School now known as the Wheeling Catholic Elementary was built 1896-97 to serve as an elementary school to serve the St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The red brick three-story structure was built in a Late Gothic Revival style. The building has a central square tower on its facade with the main arched entrance which is surrounded by stone. The school was expanded with a gymnasium in 1939. The school is located on a block with the Catholic high school, the St. Joseph Cathedral and the rectory. Along with being individually listed on the National Register it is also a contributing building in the East Wheeling Historic District.The building appears to be in good condition and continues to serve as an elementary school.The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997."<br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 23 April 2018
Contents
- 1 48 14th Street
- 2 54 14th Street
- 3 58 14th Street
- 4 62 14th Street
- 5 Leafy 14th
- 6 Two Catholic Schools
- 7 Central Catholic High School
- 8 Wheeling Catholic Elementary School
- 9 Scottish Rite Temple
- 10 94-14th Street
- 11 95-14th Street - Good Mansion
- 12 97-14th Street
- 13 98-14th Street
- 14 99 14th Street - First Church of Christ Scientist
- 15 100-14th Street
- 16 102-14th Street - Gertrude Flats Apartments
- 17 115-14th Street - McLain House
- 18 127-14th Street
48 14th Street
Hare Building
54 14th Street
Dr. John Frissell House, 1835
John Frissell was Wheeling surgeon who founded, with Dr Hullihen and Bishop Whelan, the first hospital in Wheeling. His family lived in this house for nearly 100 years. The only decorative detail is the cast iron hand railing which leads up the steps to the front door. Text from Historical American Buildings Survey.
Black and white photo and article on Frissell from Archiving Wheeling.
58 14th Street
Absalom Ridgeley House, 1838
Built 1838 by Absalom Ridgeley who had a general store in Wheeling. He started as a dry good trader bring a wagon load of things to sell at West Liberty, and moved to Wheeling in early 1800s. Info from Storytelling: Court Day in West Liberty. Image from Library of Congress HABS, 1970s. Bottom view from 2015. Note that window shutters have disappeared. Giant antenna on roof is actually a leaf on the tree I was standing beside.
62 14th Street
Demolished Jan 30, 2010.
This building had been for sale for a few years. When we saw it in 2009 it needed partial renovations on the interior but seemed structurally sound, and its large turret facing the intersection of 14th and Eoff made an attractive landmark. Sad.
Leafy 14th
Between Jacob and Wood streets, looking west.
Two Catholic Schools
Beautiful and modern (ugh)
Central Catholic High School
14th & Eoff
Wheeling Catholic Elementary School
Originally Cathedral Parish School
77-14th St
Built 1896-7
National Register of Historic Places Nomination
2013 view, and 1920s view and text below from Waymarking:
"The Cathedral Parish School now known as the Wheeling Catholic Elementary was built 1896-97 to serve as an elementary school to serve the St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The red brick three-story structure was built in a Late Gothic Revival style. The building has a central square tower on its facade with the main arched entrance which is surrounded by stone. The school was expanded with a gymnasium in 1939. The school is located on a block with the Catholic high school, the St. Joseph Cathedral and the rectory. Along with being individually listed on the National Register it is also a contributing building in the East Wheeling Historic District.The building appears to be in good condition and continues to serve as an elementary school.The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997."
Scottish Rite Temple
83-14th Street
94-14th Street
95-14th Street - Good Mansion
Friends of Wheeling description
97-14th Street
98-14th Street
99 14th Street - First Church of Christ Scientist
Since 1995 Agape Baptist Church
Built in 1930, this historic building features a blond brick facade with Doric columns lining the entry way. Stone sills support opaque geometric windows. The building, the home of Wheeling's First Church of Christ Scientist from 1925 until 1994. Text from Ohio County Public Library.
100-14th Street
102-14th Street - Gertrude Flats Apartments
ca.1900
Saved from abandonment and future destruction by Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, which renovated it ($875,000) for use as housing with six apartments for up to 18 homeless people with disabilities. News report.
115-14th Street - McLain House
Built about 1892 by Thomas B. McLain; in 2014 being rehabilitated by Brian Wilson. (Info from Friends of Wheeling website, footnote 2.)
127-14th Street
Built 1900, offered for $14,500 in August 2009.
