Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station

Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station

West Virginia Northern Community College (2006)
Location Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°3′48″N 80°43′18″W / 40.06333°N 80.72167°W / 40.06333; -80.72167Coordinates: 40°3′48″N 80°43′18″W / 40.06333°N 80.72167°W / 40.06333; -80.72167
Built 1908
Architect M.A. Long
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 79002596[1]
Added to NRHP March 26, 1979

The Wheeling-B&O Railroad Passenger Station, also known as West Virginia Northern Community College, is a U.S. historic train station located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907-1908, and is a four-story, rectangular brick and limestone building in the Beaux-Arts-style. It measures 250 feet long by 89 feet, 6 inches, deep. It features mansard roofs, built of concrete and covered with Spanish tile painted pink. Passenger service ceased in 1961. The building was remodeled in 1976 to house the West Virginia Northern Community College.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Beverly B. Fluty (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.

See also

Preceding station   Baltimore and Ohio   Following station
Benwood Junction
toward Cincinnati
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
Elm Grove
toward Pittsburgh
Benwood Junction
toward Cleveland
Cleveland WheelingTerminus
Benwood Junction
toward Kenova
Kenova WheelingTerminus
TerminusWheeling Grafton
Benwood Junction
toward Grafton


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