Highland Park Historic District (Wheeling, West Virginia)

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Highland Park Historic District
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Highland Park Historic District, April 2010
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LocationHighland Park, jct. of Lincoln Dr. and National Rd., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°3′6″N80°39′53″W / 40.05167°N 80.66472°W / 40.05167; -80.66472
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple, including Frederick F. Faris, George S. Mooney
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 93000222 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1993

Highland Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The residential district includes 12 contributing buildings in the Highland Park subdivision. The houses were built on 18 lots carved from the former farm of Oliver Pryor between 1899 and 1939, and are representative of popular architectural styles during that period. The district includes the original farmhouse, known as the Pryor-Wilson House, built about 1852 with additions and modifications through 1922. The district boundaries encompass an area that once included a stone entrance and two homes designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927). The residents of Highland Park were prominent in the areas of steel, insurance, law, hardware, real estate, and banking. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#93000222)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hester B. Byrum and Katherine M. Jourdan (November 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.