Today in Wheeling History: November 28--The L. S. Good House at 95-14th Street in Wheeling was added to the National Register of Historic Places (1988).
The L. S. Good House, also known as Good Mansion, is a historic home located at 95 14th Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. Built in 1904, the house was designed by Millard F. Giesey, a prominent Wheeling architect, in the Classical Revival style. The mansion was constructed for Lee Samuel Good, a successful businessman who emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1873. Good initially settled in Galveston, Texas, before moving to Wheeling, where he established a thriving business selling imported and domestic dry goods, oils, fabrics, and carpets. The L. S. Good House features a three-story brick townhouse design with a full-width porch supported by fluted wooden columns on sandstone plinths. The third-story facade includes an engaged Ionic order brick colonnade. The interior is noted for its sumptuous details, including 28 stained glass panels, a three-story stairwell atrium, and a front parlor with birds-eye maple woodwork and a crystal chandelier. Good lived in the house until his death in 1927, and the property remained in the family until it was eventually sold. Today, the mansion is home to Good Mansion Wines, a wine shop that also offers charcuterie and imported Italian food products. The L. S. Good House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1988, and is a contributing property to the East Wheeling Historic District.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://shorturl.at/Xaira), Visit Wheeling (https://shorturl.at/OOQnq), Good Mansion Wines (https://shorturl.at/wwbYH)
Photo credits: Bwsmith84 (Wikimedia Commons)
The L. S. Good House, also known as Good Mansion, is a historic home located at 95 14th Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. Built in 1904, the house was designed by Millard F. Giesey, a prominent Wheeling architect, in the Classical Revival style. The mansion was constructed for Lee Samuel Good, a successful businessman who emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1873. Good initially settled in Galveston, Texas, before moving to Wheeling, where he established a thriving business selling imported and domestic dry goods, oils, fabrics, and carpets. The L. S. Good House features a three-story brick townhouse design with a full-width porch supported by fluted wooden columns on sandstone plinths. The third-story facade includes an engaged Ionic order brick colonnade. The interior is noted for its sumptuous details, including 28 stained glass panels, a three-story stairwell atrium, and a front parlor with birds-eye maple woodwork and a crystal chandelier. Good lived in the house until his death in 1927, and the property remained in the family until it was eventually sold. Today, the mansion is home to Good Mansion Wines, a wine shop that also offers charcuterie and imported Italian food products. The L. S. Good House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1988, and is a contributing property to the East Wheeling Historic District.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://shorturl.at/Xaira), Visit Wheeling (https://shorturl.at/OOQnq), Good Mansion Wines (https://shorturl.at/wwbYH)
Photo credits: Bwsmith84 (Wikimedia Commons)
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