Centre Market Square in Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

2304 Chapline Street

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2024

1. 2304 Chapline Street Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 40° 3.472′ N, 80° 43.415′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is in Centre Market Square. It is on Chapline Street south of 23rd Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2304 Chapline 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2300 Chapline Street (here, next to this marker); Holliday-Schaefer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bernard Klieves House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thoner House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lower Market House (about 400 feet away); Nesbitt House (about 400 feet away); Flaccus Building (about 500 feet away); The Lotz House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Regarding 2304 Chapline Street. National Register Statement of Significance Excerpt:

Architecturally the district has many significant examples of the widely diverse Victorian architectural styles and several very fine vernacular buildings. The most often encountered architectural style is Italianate, which was the dominant architectural style of urban America from about 1840-1885, coincidental with the major expansion period in Centre Wheeling. There are several examples of Greek Revival, which was the "national style" from 1825 to 1860, and later, in the growing communities off the American seaboard. Some later

2304 Chapline Street and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2024

2. 2304 Chapline Street and Marker

houses in the district were designed in the Queen Anne style, the "Victorian lady." Queen Anne was very popular from 1880 to 1910. Those three styles were the basic architectural character of the district, although there are several eclectic buildings, some Tudor, Romanesque, a bit of Baroque and Byzantine, and a fine Victorian Gothic church.

2304 Chapline Street, c.1867-1870, Pivotal. Another richly detailed two-story Italianate Town House. The cornice features twin scrolled brackets with foliated pendants, dentils, panelled frieze, and a classical crown mold. The hooded 2 over 2 windows and double doors in hooded enframement are all finely detailed and well maintained. The stone steps and iron fence and gate add to the overall qualities of this pivotal property.

Also see . . . Centre Market Square Historic District Nomination Form — Amended (Boundarv Increase). (Submitted on November 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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