Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District

Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District

Houses on Birch Avenue
Location Roughly bounded by Orchard Rd., Edgwood St., Carmel Rd., Bae--Mar and Lenox to Wheeling Cr., and Pine St. to Park St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°4′35″N 80°40′58″W / 40.07639°N 80.68278°W / 40.07639; -80.68278Coordinates: 40°4′35″N 80°40′58″W / 40.07639°N 80.68278°W / 40.07639; -80.68278
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 96000445[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 1997

Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 969 contributing buildings and is primarily residential, developed between 1888 and 1945. A number of popular architectural styles are represented including Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival and Bungalow style. The district also includes four Lustron houses. Notable non-residential buildings include the Edgwood Christian Mission Alliance Church (1932), St. John's (1913), Mount Carmel Monastery (1915) designed by Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927), and Good Shepherd Home (1912). Also located in the district are the separately listed H. C. Ogden House and William Miles Tiernan House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Katherine Jourdan (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.


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