Today in Wheeling History: May 25--A Wheeling Intelligencer article detailed the extensive building boom in Wheeling and its surrounding areas, with over two million dollars being invested in various construction projects, including civic buildings, factories, warehouses, office buildings, banks, apartment houses, churches, schools, theaters, and residences (1912).
A Wheeling Intelligencer article entitled "Building Boom in Wheeling District" published on Saturday, May 25, 1912, discussed the significant building boom occurring in Wheeling, West Virginia, and its surrounding areas in the summer of 1912. Over two million dollars was being invested in various construction projects, including new industries, business blocks, and dwellings. From a civic standpoint, the three most notable additions to the city are the Market Auditorium, which will cost over $260,000 when completed, the proposed new City Hospital at $250,000, and the Y.W.C.A. building at $125,000.
The article highlighted numerous other construction projects, such as:
- J.L. Stifel & Sons Calico Works factory, designed by Architect C.W. Bates
- W.A. Wilson & Sons company warehouse on Main Street
- James L. Hawley Building on the corner of Tenth and Main streets
- Improvements to the National Exchange Bank building and German Bank building
- Miller Flats apartment house at the corner of Third and Main streets
- Kloss Ice Cream Manufacturing Company building on Thirty-eighth and Chapline streets
- Fred Vieweg's three-story flat on Chapline Street
- Edward W. Stifel residence and George A. Laughlin residence in Hawthorne Courts
- Residences for John Hamm, H.D. Nally, Albert Young, John Mueller, H.F. Behrens, John Crothers, Brice Black, J.F. Paull, George Weimer, W.J. Bates, and Senator Julian G. Hearne
The article also mentioned construction projects in the out-the-pike district, Elm Grove, and Warwood, including churches, schools, theaters, grocery stores, a wagon factory, and a streetcar barn for the Pan Handle Traction Company. The Warwood Tool Company was also building a large office in connection with their factory. The building boom was expected to continue throughout the summer, with many more projects were planned for the coming months.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/3727mffc)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Google Maps, Library of Congress
A Wheeling Intelligencer article entitled "Building Boom in Wheeling District" published on Saturday, May 25, 1912, discussed the significant building boom occurring in Wheeling, West Virginia, and its surrounding areas in the summer of 1912. Over two million dollars was being invested in various construction projects, including new industries, business blocks, and dwellings. From a civic standpoint, the three most notable additions to the city are the Market Auditorium, which will cost over $260,000 when completed, the proposed new City Hospital at $250,000, and the Y.W.C.A. building at $125,000.
The article highlighted numerous other construction projects, such as:
- J.L. Stifel & Sons Calico Works factory, designed by Architect C.W. Bates
- W.A. Wilson & Sons company warehouse on Main Street
- James L. Hawley Building on the corner of Tenth and Main streets
- Improvements to the National Exchange Bank building and German Bank building
- Miller Flats apartment house at the corner of Third and Main streets
- Kloss Ice Cream Manufacturing Company building on Thirty-eighth and Chapline streets
- Fred Vieweg's three-story flat on Chapline Street
- Edward W. Stifel residence and George A. Laughlin residence in Hawthorne Courts
- Residences for John Hamm, H.D. Nally, Albert Young, John Mueller, H.F. Behrens, John Crothers, Brice Black, J.F. Paull, George Weimer, W.J. Bates, and Senator Julian G. Hearne
The article also mentioned construction projects in the out-the-pike district, Elm Grove, and Warwood, including churches, schools, theaters, grocery stores, a wagon factory, and a streetcar barn for the Pan Handle Traction Company. The Warwood Tool Company was also building a large office in connection with their factory. The building boom was expected to continue throughout the summer, with many more projects were planned for the coming months.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/3727mffc)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Google Maps, Library of Congress
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