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McCusky House, built 1895 This is one of the outstanding uses of varying architectural styles to create a building with good rhythm. The left side of the house combines the Mansard style with a hint of Romanesque (in the arched windows), and the right side has almost a Byzantine flavor in the tower with arched windows and wall finials. It is a good blend of masonry and metal materials. The house was the home of W.O. McCusky, a metal wholesaler and retail dealer in oysters, sole agent of the celebrated Star brand, and his wife, the former Ella B. Phillips. Ms. Phillips was the great granddaughter of Wheeling founder, Ebenezer Zane. From: National Register of Historic Places - North Wheeling Historic District (1988) From Ross Frazier who lived next door in 653 in the 30s-80s: 651 was owned by the McCuskey family and during WW II the Yoho Family. One of the Yoho boys was a K-9 handler on Iwo Jima with the Marine Corps. |
