Woodridge
National Register of Historic Places

Woodridge

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Listed
July 5, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
05000658

About this property

Woodridge is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It is a 1+1⁄2- to 2+1⁄2-story frame house clad in clapboard siding and sits on a foundation of stone and concrete. The original section was built in 1831, with additions made about 1880.

Location

1308 Steenrod Ave.
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
40.06905, -80.68658

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 05000658. It was listed on July 5, 2005.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTTRANSPORTATION
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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

National Road Corridor Historic District
Colonial
0.2 mi
Edemar
Civil War
0.3 mi
Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy
Industrial
0.4 mi
Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was Woodridge listed on the National Register?

Woodridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Woodridge?

Woodridge is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Woodridge?

The period of significance for Woodridge is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1831.

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