Downtown in Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Egerter Building

Constructed 1894

— Facade Rehabilitated 1999 —

Egerter Building NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2024

1. Egerter Building NRHP Marker

Inscription.

National Register of Historic Places

Alfred C. Egerter,
Mayor of Wheeling,
operated a wholesale
grocery in this building

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 40° 4.136′ N, 80° 43.376′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) and 11th Street, on the left when traveling north on Market Street. Building is adjacent to Market Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 Market Street, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: The Siege of Fort Henry (within shouting distance of this marker); Elephants in Wheeling (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Henry (about 400 feet away); Pennsylvania Depot (about 500 feet away); Washington Hall (about 500 feet away); Wheeling Post No. 1 (about 500 feet away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 500 feet away); First Mass in West Virginia (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Also see . . . Wheeling Central Business National Register Historic District. (Submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Egerter Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2024

2. Egerter Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.