Historic Districts of Wheeling
HISTORIC DISTRICTS OF WHEELING
Designated as areas of historic or architectural significance, the National Register of Historic Places identifies historic districts as part of the United States Department of Interior's National Park Service program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources. Currently, in addition to over thirty individual properties, eleven historic districts (see below) have been recognized in Wheeling.
➤ Learn more about the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places
➤ View the City of Wheeling's GIS map outlining Wheeling Existing Historic Districts
Note: To view the Historic Districts on the GIS map, click the "Historic Districts" box in the Layers List.
Centre Market Square Historic District:
Added to National Register January 12, 1984. District boundary expanded February 25, 1987.
➤ Centre Market Square Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Centre Market Square National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
➤ Centre Market Square National Register Boundary Expansion Record
(National Park Service website)
➤ Centre Market Square National Register Nomination excerpt
(prepared by Beverly Fluty)
Chapline Street Row Historic District:
Added to National Register January 12, 1984.
➤ Chapline Street Row District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Chapline Street Row National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Downtown Wheeling Historic District:
Added to National Register December 31, 1979. Expansion of District in progress.
➤ Downtown Wheeling Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Downtown Wheeling National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
➤ Downtown Wheeling National Register Boundary Expansion Form Draft
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
East Wheeling Historic District:
Added to National Register November 22, 1999.
➤ East Wheeling Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ East Wheeling National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Highland Park Historic District:
Added to National Register April 7, 1993.
➤ Highland Park Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Highland Park National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Monroe Street East Historic District:
Added to National Register February 12, 1980.
➤ Monroe Street East Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Monroe Street East National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
National Road Corridor Historic District:
Added to National Register February 11, 1993.
➤National Road Corridor Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ National Rd Corridor National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
North Wheeling Historic District:
Added to National Register December 9, 1988.
➤ North Wheeling Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ North Wheeling National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
➤ North Wheeling Nat'l Register Boundary Expansion Record
(National Park Service website)
South Wheeling Historic District:
Added to National Register March 5, 2020.
➤ South Wheeling National Register Nomination Form Draft
(pdf—City of Wheeling website)
➤ COMING SOON: South Wheeling National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Wheeling Island Historic District:
Added to National Register April 2, 1992.
➤ Wheeling Island Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Wheeling Island National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Wheeling Warehouse Historic District:
Added to National Register December 16, 2002.
➤ Wheeling Warehouse Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Wheeling Warehouse National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
Woodsdale-Edgwood Historic District:
Added to National Register March 21, 1997.
➤ Woodsdale-Edgwood Historic District Map
(pdf—City of Wheeling)
➤ Woodsdale-Edgwood National Register Record
(National Park Service website)
