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205. Entrance to Waddington Farm, Near Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041485
Title:
Entrance to Waddington Farm, Near Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

206. White Palace, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041489
Title:
White Palace, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

207. Boating on the Lake, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041490
Title:
Boating on the Lake, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

208. Outdoor Theatre, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041494
Title:
Outdoor Theatre, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

209. Swimming Pool and Club House at Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041496
Title:
Swimming Pool and Club House at Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

210. St. Johns German Lutheran Church, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041498
Title:
St. Johns German Lutheran Church, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

211. First Baptist Church, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041499
Title:
First Baptist Church, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

212. Stone Church, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041500
Title:
Stone Church, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
This photograph shows the Hub Department Store (which is now a parking lot) and a building to its South which once housed various commercial establishments (including Star Tailors). This site is currently a parking lot for the 7 Eleven store. Looking northwest, the building across the street from the Hub building has been demolished and is now the site of the contemporary WesBanco headquarters. The first horse-drawn street cars in Wheeling began operating in 1866. In the mid-1870's, the Wheeling and Elm Grove railroad ran horse-drawn lines connecting Wheeling and its suburbs. Wheeling became the third city in the United States to have electric streetcars in 1887. The interurban lines were switched to electricity in 1898. Despite easy access to the city, Wheeling's suburbs remained relatively small until 1890, when tremendous growth began. By 1906 the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad had 4-5 miles of track and 94 cars, making it the largest streetcar system in West Virginia, with service extending across the Pennsylvania line to West Alexander. The last streetcar to run in Wheeling (from areas along the National Road) was in 1948, although limited bus service continued for some years to the outlying towns. (Historic and Architectural Resources along the National Road in Ohio County, West Virginia - National Register Nomination)

213. Market Street Looking North at the Intersection of 14th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041502
Title:
Market Street Looking North at the Intersection of 14th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
This photograph shows the Hub Department Store (which is now a parking lot) and a building to its South which once housed various commercial establishments (including Star Tailors). This site is currently a parking lot for the 7 Eleven store. Looking northwest, the building across the street from the Hub building has been demolished and is now the site of the contemporary WesBanco headquarters. The first horse-drawn street cars in Wheeling began operating in 1866. In the mid-1870's, the Wheeling and Elm Grove railroad ran horse-drawn lines connecting Wheeling and its suburbs. Wheeling became the third city in the United States to have electric streetcars in 1887. The interurban lines were switched to electricity in 1898. Despite easy access to the city, Wheeling's suburbs remained relatively small until 1890, when tremendous growth began. By 1906 the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad had 4-5 miles of track and 94 cars, making it the largest streetcar system in West Virginia, with service extending across the Pennsylvania line to West Alexander. The last streetcar to run in Wheeling (from areas along the National Road) was in 1948, although limited bus service continued for some years to the outlying towns. (Historic and Architectural Resources along the National Road in Ohio County, West Virginia - National Register Nomination)
This photograph prominently features the Reilly building - now the site of the modern headquarters of WesBanco. A prominent citizen with offices in this building was Millard F. Giesey (September 9, 1856 - December 22, 1931), a renowned architect. After five years of local study and apprenticeship, Giesey opened his office in 1886. For several years he was located in the Reilly Building at the corner of 14th and Market Streets in downtown Wheeling. Giesey practiced with Edward Bates Franzheim and sometimes Frederic F. Faris, a partnership which led the profession in West Virginia. During the 1890s, Giesey designed the Pocahontas County Court House, the Towers School in Clarksburg, and Ladies Hall, which is now Agnes Howard Hall, at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. In July 1899, he formed his partnership with Faris, and they maintained offices in Masonic Temple Building in Wheeling. One of the most famous designs by Giesey and Faris was the West Virginia Building, of Neoclassical Revival design, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Several of Giesey's buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail, the L. S. Good House in Wheeling, the War Memorial Building in Wetzel County, the Fayette County Court House, and the Warwood Fire Station. (WV Encyclopedia).

214. Market Street Looking West Down 14th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041503
Title:
Market Street Looking West Down 14th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
This photograph prominently features the Reilly building - now the site of the modern headquarters of WesBanco. A prominent citizen with offices in this building was Millard F. Giesey (September 9, 1856 - December 22, 1931), a renowned architect. After five years of local study and apprenticeship, Giesey opened his office in 1886. For several years he was located in the Reilly Building at the corner of 14th and Market Streets in downtown Wheeling. Giesey practiced with Edward Bates Franzheim and sometimes Frederic F. Faris, a partnership which led the profession in West Virginia. During the 1890s, Giesey designed the Pocahontas County Court House, the Towers School in Clarksburg, and Ladies Hall, which is now Agnes Howard Hall, at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. In July 1899, he formed his partnership with Faris, and they maintained offices in Masonic Temple Building in Wheeling. One of the most famous designs by Giesey and Faris was the West Virginia Building, of Neoclassical Revival design, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Several of Giesey's buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail, the L. S. Good House in Wheeling, the War Memorial Building in Wetzel County, the Fayette County Court House, and the Warwood Fire Station. (WV Encyclopedia).
Courthouse was built in 1845. It was torn down in 1907 and replaced by Morgan County's third courthouse in 1908.

215. Second Morgan County Courthouse, Berkley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
041532
Title:
Second Morgan County Courthouse, Berkley Springs, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Courthouse was built in 1845. It was torn down in 1907 and replaced by Morgan County's third courthouse in 1908.
Plowed under for construction of four lane highway.

216. 'Aunt Berthas Adamston Adams Ave. Lost to Four Lane', Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041634
Title:
'Aunt Berthas Adamston Adams Ave. Lost to Four Lane', Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Plowed under for construction of four lane highway.