Wheeling station 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]
Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
![]() West Virginia Northern Community College (2006) | |
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Location | Wheeling, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 40°3′48″N 80°43′18″W |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | M.A. Long |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 79002596[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 26, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Wheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Station.[1]
Preceding station | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Following station | ||
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Benwood Junction toward Cincinnati |
Cincinnati – Pittsburgh | Elm Grove toward Pittsburgh | ||
Benwood Junction toward Cleveland |
Cleveland – Akron – Wheeling | Terminus | ||
Benwood Junction toward Kenova |
Kenova – Wheeling | |||
Terminus | Wheeling – Grafton | Benwood Junction toward Grafton |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia | ||
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