West Virginia Independence Hall
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West Virginia Independence Hall
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| Location | 16th and Market Streets, Wheeling, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 40°3′51″N 80°43′18″W / 40.06417°N 80.72167°WCoordinates: 40°3′51″N 80°43′18″W / 40.06417°N 80.72167°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Ammi B. Young; Alfred B. Mullett |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference # | 70000660 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 26, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 20, 1988[2] |
West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia, was built in 1860 under the supervision of architect Ammi B. Young. During the American Civil War it housed the Wheeling Convention (1861) as well as the West Virginia Constitutional Convention (1863).
The building was originally built as the custom house for the Western District of Virginia and later became the center of government for the Restored Government of Virginia from 1861 to 1863.
It housed the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia from 1860 to 1864, then the District of West Virginia from 1864 to 1901, and finally the Northern District of West Virginia from 1901 to 1907.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1988.[2][3]
See also[edit]
- List of historic sites in Ohio County, West Virginia
- List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia
- List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia
References[edit]
- ^ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ a b "West Virginia Independence Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ Barbara J. Howe (March 18, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wheeling Custom House / West Virginia Independence Hall" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1970-1987, 1888, pre-1907, 1969, and undated. (7.10 MiB)
External links[edit]
- West Virginia Independence Hall - official site
- A History by Delf Norona, ca. 1964
- Historic Federal Courthouses page from the Federal Judicial Center
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Categories:
- Government buildings completed in 1860
- Buildings and structures in Wheeling, West Virginia
- National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia
- History museums in West Virginia
- Museums in Ohio County, West Virginia
- Renaissance Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Former federal courthouses in the United States
- Ammi B. Young buildings
- National Register of Historic Places in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1860 establishments in Virginia
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
