Today in Wheeling History: April 25--The cornerstone of the new Market Auditorium building in Wheeling, West Virginia, was laid, replacing the demolished Second Ward Market House (1912).
The Second Ward Market House, built in 1822 on the west side of Market Street between 10th and 11th Streets in Wheeling, West Virginia, served as a town hall and market, and was also a site where enslaved persons were sold prior to the Civil War. In 1911, the original building was demolished and replaced by the larger Market Auditorium in 1912, which housed both market space and an auditorium with a capacity of 3,500 people. The Market Auditorium, located on Market Street spanning the space from 10th to 11th Street, played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement, hosting meetings and speeches by prominent advocates such as Annie Caldwell Boyd, Dr. Harriet B. Jones, Ellen Douglas Hoge, and Antoinette Funk. The building also served as a venue for political events, including the West Virginia Republican Party's state delegate convention in 1916. The Market Auditorium remained in use until its demolition in 1964, and the site is now occupied by Market Plaza Park.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; The Clio
The Second Ward Market House, built in 1822 on the west side of Market Street between 10th and 11th Streets in Wheeling, West Virginia, served as a town hall and market, and was also a site where enslaved persons were sold prior to the Civil War. In 1911, the original building was demolished and replaced by the larger Market Auditorium in 1912, which housed both market space and an auditorium with a capacity of 3,500 people. The Market Auditorium, located on Market Street spanning the space from 10th to 11th Street, played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement, hosting meetings and speeches by prominent advocates such as Annie Caldwell Boyd, Dr. Harriet B. Jones, Ellen Douglas Hoge, and Antoinette Funk. The building also served as a venue for political events, including the West Virginia Republican Party's state delegate convention in 1916. The Market Auditorium remained in use until its demolition in 1964, and the site is now occupied by Market Plaza Park.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/bdf5hzku) (https://tinyurl.com/2s36c5h3) (https://tinyurl.com/2s3b24hp)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; The Clio
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