Today in Wheeling History: January 9--Cathedral Parish School, a historic elementary school, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (1997).
Cathedral Parish School, also known as Wheeling Catholic Elementary and Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Chancery, was a historic elementary school building located in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The school was built between 1896 and 1897 to serve the St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The three-story brick building featured an elevated first floor, a sandstone base, and a center square tower with a pyramidal roof and Late Gothic Revival details. In 1939, a gymnasium addition was constructed. The school was part of the East Wheeling Historic District and played a significant role in the education of the local Catholic community. Initially, the school served as an all-boys institution, with classes held in the basement of the church. In 1897, the high school opened in the same building, and the elementary school moved to the first floor. The school became co-educational in 1923 and was renamed Central Catholic High School. In 1960, the high school relocated, leaving the elementary school as the sole occupant. The school was renamed Wheeling Catholic Elementary School and continued to operate until its closure in 2011 due to declining enrollment. The building remains vacant, and its future is uncertain.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/mrwua92e), Clio (https://tinyurl.com/3a2vmbnt), West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History (https://tinyurl.com/bdecva3d)
Photo caption and credit: The former Cathedral Parish School in Wheeling, West Virginia. The buildings now house the chancery of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston. (Farragutful, Wikimedia Commons)
Cathedral Parish School, also known as Wheeling Catholic Elementary and Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Chancery, was a historic elementary school building located in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The school was built between 1896 and 1897 to serve the St. Joseph Cathedral parish. The three-story brick building featured an elevated first floor, a sandstone base, and a center square tower with a pyramidal roof and Late Gothic Revival details. In 1939, a gymnasium addition was constructed. The school was part of the East Wheeling Historic District and played a significant role in the education of the local Catholic community. Initially, the school served as an all-boys institution, with classes held in the basement of the church. In 1897, the high school opened in the same building, and the elementary school moved to the first floor. The school became co-educational in 1923 and was renamed Central Catholic High School. In 1960, the high school relocated, leaving the elementary school as the sole occupant. The school was renamed Wheeling Catholic Elementary School and continued to operate until its closure in 2011 due to declining enrollment. The building remains vacant, and its future is uncertain.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/mrwua92e), Clio (https://tinyurl.com/3a2vmbnt), West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History (https://tinyurl.com/bdecva3d)
Photo caption and credit: The former Cathedral Parish School in Wheeling, West Virginia. The buildings now house the chancery of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston. (Farragutful, Wikimedia Commons)
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