Today in Wheeling History: August 1--Frederick F. Faris, a noted Wheeling-based architect, was born (1870).
Frederick Fisher Faris was born on August 1, 1870 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. He studied architecture informally in Chicago and New York City. As an architect based in Wheeling, West Virginia, Faris designed many notable buildings including the Schmulbach Building (1907), Scottish Rite Cathedral (1916), YMCA building (1910), Mount Carmel Monastery (1917), Madison School (1916), Wheeling Country Club (1905), Wagner Building (1915), Triadelphia High School (1917-1919), Shaw Hall at West Liberty University (1919-1920), German Bank (1911), First United Methodist Church in Mannington (1898), and Harry Paull House in Wellsburg (1907-1911). His prolific career spanned over 30 years. Frederick Fisher Faris died on June 20, 1927 in Wheeling at age 56. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling.
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Photo Credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives: Wheeling WV; Wikipedia, Find a Grave
Frederick Fisher Faris was born on August 1, 1870 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. He studied architecture informally in Chicago and New York City. As an architect based in Wheeling, West Virginia, Faris designed many notable buildings including the Schmulbach Building (1907), Scottish Rite Cathedral (1916), YMCA building (1910), Mount Carmel Monastery (1917), Madison School (1916), Wheeling Country Club (1905), Wagner Building (1915), Triadelphia High School (1917-1919), Shaw Hall at West Liberty University (1919-1920), German Bank (1911), First United Methodist Church in Mannington (1898), and Harry Paull House in Wellsburg (1907-1911). His prolific career spanned over 30 years. Frederick Fisher Faris died on June 20, 1927 in Wheeling at age 56. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling.
To learn more: (http://tinyurl.com/yvuw8ubv) (http://tinyurl.com/2crhn7xv) (http://tinyurl.com/4t4ttubu)
Photo Credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives: Wheeling WV; Wikipedia, Find a Grave
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