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Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District

Coordinates: 40°4′35″N 80°40′58″W / 40.07639°N 80.68278°W / 40.07639; -80.68278
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Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District
Houses on Birch Avenue
Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District is located in West Virginia
Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District
Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District is located in the United States
Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Orchard Rd., Edgwood St., Carmel Rd., Bae--Mar and Lenox to Wheeling Cr., and Pine St. to Park St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates40°4′35″N 80°40′58″W / 40.07639°N 80.68278°W / 40.07639; -80.68278
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectFranzheim, Edward; Faris, Fredrick, et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.96000445[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1997

Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 969 contributing buildings and is primarily residential, developed between 1888 and 1945. A number of popular architectural styles are represented including Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival and Bungalow style. The district also includes four Lustron houses. Notable non-residential buildings include the Edgwood Christian Mission Alliance Church (1932), St. John's Episcopal Chapel (1913), Mount Carmel Monastery (1915) designed by Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927), and Good Shepherd Home (1912). Also located in the district are the separately listed H. C. Ogden House and William Miles Tiernan House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Katherine Jourdan (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodsdale–Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.