Monroe Street East Historic District

Monroe Street East Historic District

The Church of God and Saints of Christ, a core part of the district
Location 12th and Byron Sts., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°4′12″N 80°43′9″W / 40.07000°N 80.71917°W / 40.07000; -80.71917Coordinates: 40°4′12″N 80°43′9″W / 40.07000°N 80.71917°W / 40.07000; -80.71917
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1837
Architect Klieves,Kraft & Co.; Wells,E.W.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Other, Romanesque, Romano-Tuscan
NRHP Reference # 80004036[1]
Added to NRHP February 12, 1980

Monroe Street East Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses six contributing buildings. They are a Greek Revival style church built in 1837, a Roman-Tuscan style dwelling dated to 1852 and known as the Paxton-Reed House, and an eclectic 1881 dwelling. Also in the district is a Richardsonian Romanesque style apartment building (c. 1892) and a set of vernacular post-American Civil War townhouses.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. In 1999, the district was encompassed by the East Wheeling Historic District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Beverly B. Fluty (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Monroe Street East Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.


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