Lang-Hess House
National Register of Historic Places

Lang-Hess House

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Listed
March 22, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000174

About this property

Lang-Hess House is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built about 1865, and is a two-story sandstone building with Italianate design details. An attached ‘sun porch’ was added to the house about 1935.

Location

1625 Wood St.
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
40.06390, -80.71477

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06000174. It was listed on March 22, 2006.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Warwood Fire Station
Civil War
0.1 mi
Cathedral Parish School
Industrial
0.3 mi
Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Lord Dunmore's War – Battle of Wheeling 1774
1774Colonial
0.3 mi
First Wheeling Convention defense skirmish
1861Civil War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Wheeling (Confederate Raid Threat 1863)
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle at Wheeling Creek 1774
1774Colonial
0.3 mi
Defense of Wheeling (Wheeling Convention Defense)
1861Civil War
0.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Lang-Hess House listed on the National Register?

Lang-Hess House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Lang-Hess House?

Lang-Hess House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lang-Hess House?

The period of significance for Lang-Hess House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1865.

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