Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station
National Register of Historic Places

Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Listed
March 25, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002596

About this property

Wheeling station is a U.S. historic train station located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a four-story, rectangular brick and limestone building in the Beaux-Arts-style. It measures 250 feet long by 89 feet, 6 inches, deep.

Location

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
40.06332, -80.72129

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 79002596. It was listed on March 25, 1979.

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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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

Riverside Iron Works Office Building
Colonial
0.1 mi
Warwood Fire Station
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Burning of Wheeling (1777)
1777Revolutionary War
0 mi
First Siege of Fort Henry (Wheeling)
1777Revolutionary War
0 mi
Battle of Fort Henry (1782)
1782Revolutionary War
0 mi
First Wheeling Convention defense skirmish
1861Civil War
0 mi
Siege of Fort Henry
1777Revolutionary War
0 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station listed on the National Register?

Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station?

Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station?

The period of significance for Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1907.

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