Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Greenhouses
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
1. Greenhouses Marker
Inscription.
Greenhouses. . Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Early Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country , Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement of grounds for Waddington Farms., [Captions:] , View of the north side of the greenhouse complex on the Oglebay family's Waddington Farms estate., Greenhouses as they appeared in 1910 on the Oglebay family's estate., Walkway beside the Greenhouses at Waddington Farms. This view shows the surrounding gardens in 1910., Interior view of the Palm House around 1910.,
Waddington Farms was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Early Oglebay. Today the farm is one of the finest municipal parks in the country — Oglebay Park. The map above is from a plan created for Mr. Oglebay in 1909 for the proposed arrangement of grounds for Waddington Farms.
[Captions:]
View of the north side of the greenhouse complex on the Oglebay family's Waddington Farms estate.
Greenhouses as they appeared in 1910 on the Oglebay family's estate.
Walkway beside the Greenhouses at Waddington Farms. This view shows the surrounding gardens in 1910.
Interior view of the Palm House around 1910.
Erected by Courtney and Marguerite Rankin Burton Charitable Trust and the Helena Armbrecht Estate.
Location. 40° 6.174′ N, 80° 40.067′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. Marker is on Oglebay Drive (West Virginia Route 88) 0.2 miles north of Lodge Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 465 Lodge Drive, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
2. Greenhouses Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
