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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).

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

Identifier:
041503
Collection Number:
A&M 3860
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).
Acquisition Source:
Julian, Charles A.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
postcard
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView