Riverside Iron Works Office Building
National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Iron Works Office Building

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Listed
March 17, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
15000096

About this property

The Riverside Iron Works Office Building is a historic commercial building at 1507–09 Main Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a four-story masonry structure, triangular in shape, and built out of light-colored brick with stone trim elements. The first three floors, built in 1896, are Richardsonian Romanesque in style, with rusticated stone elements on the ground floor at the rounded corner, and round-arch settings for doors and windows.

Location

1507-1509 Main St.
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
40.06443, -80.72354

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 15000096. It was listed on March 17, 2015.

Categories

INDUSTRY
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

Wheeling Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed
0.1 mi
Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Henry (1782)
1782Revolutionary War
0.1 mi
Burning of Wheeling (1777)
1777Revolutionary War
0.1 mi
First Siege of Fort Henry (Wheeling)
1777Revolutionary War
0.1 mi
Siege of Fort Henry
1777Revolutionary War
0.1 mi
Second Siege of Fort Henry
1782Revolutionary War
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Riverside Iron Works Office Building listed on the National Register?

Riverside Iron Works Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Riverside Iron Works Office Building?

Riverside Iron Works Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Riverside Iron Works Office Building?

The period of significance for Riverside Iron Works Office Building is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1507.

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