Center Wheeling Market
National Register of Historic Places

Center Wheeling Market

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Listed
February 20, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
75001896

About this property

The Centre Market is a historic public market located along Market Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets in Wheeling, West Virginia. It consists of the Centre Wheeling Market building (Upper Market House) as well as the Centre Wheeling Fish Market (Lower Market House). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Ohio County on February 20, 1975. The property is also located in the Centre Market Square Historic District. The 1853 Centre Market building was designed by architect Thomas Pope as an open market. The building is of neo-classical style with three bays and structural cast iron Doric order columns. It has a gable roof and features a belfry complete with bell. The 1890 open brick, neo-Romanesque section was designed by Wheeling architect Edward B. Franzheim. It has brick piers that support a hipped roof with cross gables and a three-foot overhang. In 1900, a wooden enclosure was built at the northern bay to house the Centre Fish Market.

Location

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
40.05958, -80.72418

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Henry (1782)
1782Revolutionary War
0.3 mi
Burning of Wheeling (1777)
1777Revolutionary War
0.3 mi
First Siege of Fort Henry (Wheeling)
1777Revolutionary War
0.3 mi
Lord Dunmore's War – Battle of Wheeling 1774
1774Colonial
0.3 mi

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When was Center Wheeling Market listed on the National Register?

Center Wheeling Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Center Wheeling Market?

Center Wheeling Market is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Center Wheeling Market?

The period of significance for Center Wheeling Market is recorded as the civil_war era.

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