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Charles W. Russell House

Coordinates: 40°4′3″N 80°43′16″W / 40.06750°N 80.72111°W / 40.06750; -80.72111
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Charles W. Russell House
Front of the house
Charles W. Russell House is located in West Virginia
Charles W. Russell House
Charles W. Russell House is located in the United States
Charles W. Russell House
Location75 Twelfth St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates40°4′3″N 80°43′16″W / 40.06750°N 80.72111°W / 40.06750; -80.72111
Arealess than one acre
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.93001229[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1993

Charles W. Russell House is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1848, and is a 2+12-story, four-bay-wide, Greek Revival-style brick dwelling. It was constructed as an office and residence for attorney Charles W. Russell (1818-1867). It was part of the military headquarters established at Wheeling during the first winter of the American Civil War.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is located in the East Wheeling Historic District.[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 M. Jourdan and Melania D. Streski (July 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles W. Russell House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.