Wheeling Preservation Groups Join Forces to Save Pre-Civil War Structures:
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The Exponent Telegram
Two antebellum era houses in North Wheeling, dating back to the 1850s, will be the target of recent preservation efforts. Though the structures are in a state of disrepair, the city decided it would be best to spend money to fix the houses. The city used the $25,000 planned for demolition costs and redirected it to the restoration efforts. Wheeling Heritage matched them with another $25,000 and Friends of Wheeling raised $10,000. This money will mainly be used on exterior renovations, and a private developer will likely renovate the interior. This project will ensure that there will be no hole in the streetscape along Main Street in the Victorian North Wheeling District. This is a rare victory for historic preservation in a city that usually favors demolition.
The City of Wheeling also used grant money given by the state's Historic Preservation Office to identify other antebellum era structures in the city. So far, 75-100 have been identified in North Wheeling alone, with many more expected to be identified in Center Wheeling.
This two houses on the right are the ones being renovated. The address is 722-724 Main Street:
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Friends of Wheeling