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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

Aational Register of Historic Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibilrty for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guideskres tor Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box of by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "NIA for "nol applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-ma). Type all entries.

1. Name of Property historic name F r W u C ~ n n d s i e F.- H O ~ I S P

other nameslsite number

2. Location street & number & O h S . F r o n t S t r ~ ~ t not for publication city, town wheel in^ vicinity State West V i r g i n i a code WV county Ohio code wv 069 zip code 26003

3. Classification Ownership of Property . Category of Property Number of Resources within Property

private [3;J building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local C] district 1 buildings public-State site sites public-Federal C] structure structures

0 object objects

f 0 Total lame of re ated multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously

N A listed in the National Register n / a

4. StatelFederal Agency Certification - - -- --- -

As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this W n o m i n a t i o n n request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets u d o e s npt meet the National Register criteria. 0% continuaton sheet.

State or Federal agency and bureau / / /

I In my opinion. the property meet does not meet the National Register criteria. 0% continuation sheet. P I Signature of commenting or other official Date

I State or Federal agency and bureau

5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is:

entered in the National Register. See continuation sheet.

determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. 7 determined not eligible for the

National Register.

removed from the National Register. fl other, (explain:)

Signature of the Keeper Date of Action

6. Function or 3- Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions)

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7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) . .

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Describe present and historic physical appearance.

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T h i s h a n d s o m e , t h r e e - s t o r i e d s h i n g l e h o u s e f a c e s w e s t t o S. F r o n t S t r e e t w i t h i t s b a c k t o t h e O h i o R i v e r . I t s i t s h i g h u p o n t h e l o t , g i v i n g t h e h o u s e a p r o m i r i e n t p r e s e n c e a m o n g i t s n e i g h b o r s . T h e f r o n t y a r d , r a i s e d w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f a s a n d s t o n e r e t a i n i n g w a l l , c o u p l e d w i t h t h e s h o u l d e r - h i g h s a n d s t o n e f o u n d a t i o n , g i v e s t h e s t r u c t u r e a d d i t i o n a l h e i g h t . T h o u g h E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m i s k n o w n f o r h i s e x t r a o r d i n a r y a t t e n t i o n t o t h e s i t i n g o f h i s b u i l d i n g s , t h i s p a r t i c u l a r a p p l i c a t i o n w a s p r a c t i c a l a s w e l l a s a n e m b e l l i s h m e n t . T h e h o u s e was b u i l t a f t e r t h e d i s a s t r o u s 1 8 8 4 f l o o d o f 52.4 f e e t ( a 4 4 f o o t f l o o d c o v e r s t h e I s l a n d ) , a n d t h i s e l e v a t i o n p r o v i d e d t h e o w n e r s o f t h e n e w h o u s e a d e g r e e o f p r o t e c t i o n . T h e 1 8 8 9 Map o f W h e e l i n g s h o w s a s m a l l s q u a r e s t r u c t u r e o c c u p y i n g t h e l o t , w h i c h o b v i o u s l y was r e m o v e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e p r e s e n t s t r u c t u r e . T h e 1 8 9 7 O h i o C o u n t y T a x A s s e s s o r ' s r e c o r d s i n d i c a t e " b u i l d i n g a d d e d " w i t h t h e v a l u a t i o n o f $ 5 , 2 0 0 . A d d i t i o n a l r e s e a r c h r e v e a l s t h a t t h e F r a n z h e i m h o u s e h a d t h e h i g h e s t v a l u a t i o n o f a n y s t r u c t u r e o n t h e I s l a n d a t t h i s t i m e .

T h e t h r e a t o f f l o o d i n g a s i d e , W h e e l i n g I s l a n d o f f e r e d m u c h t o i t s r e s i d e n t s . I t s l o c a t i o n d i r e c t l y a c r o s s t h e r i v e r f r o m d o w n t o w n W h e e l i n g m a d e i t a n e a r l y " b e d r o o m c o m m u n i t y . " I t s d e v e l o p m e n t w a s s u p p o r t e d by t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f w a t e r a n d s e w e r l i n e s , g a s m a i n s , a n d f i r e h y d r a n t s , a l l a v a i l a b l e o n S . F r o n t S t r e e t a s i n d i c a t e d o n t h e 1 8 8 9 m a p . T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e " S t e e l B r i d g e " i n 1 8 9 2 a l l o w e d t h e I s l a n d t o b e c o n n e c t e d t o d o w n t o w n W h e e l i n g by s t r e e t c a r , t h u s m a k i n g t h e c o m m u t e t o w o r k a n d s h o p p i n g c o n v e n i e n t . I t a l s o e x p l a i n s t h e a b s e n c e o f g a r a g e s

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a n d s t a b l e s f o r m a n y o f t h e I s l a n d r e s i d e n c e s , t h e F r a n z h e i m h o u s e i n c l u d e d .

T w o b l o c k s s o u t h o f t h e F r a n z h e i m h o u s e w a s t h e West V i r g i n i a E x p o s i t i o n a n d S t a t e F a i r A s s o c i a t i o n G r o u n d s w h i c h w a s d e v a s t a t e d b y t h e 1 8 8 4 f l o o d . H o w e v e r , t h e f a c i l i t i e s w e r e r e b u i l t i n t i m e t o c e l e b r a t e t h e g r e a t T r i - S t a t e R e u n i o n o f t h e G A R i n S e p t e m b e r o f 1886.1 When H a r r y a n d J e s s i e F r a n z h e i m b o u g h t t h e p r o p e r t y w i t h i t s e x i s t i n g s m a l l s t r u c t u r e i n 1 8 9 5 , W h e e l i n g I s l a n d w i t h a l l i t s a s s e t s was w o r t h y o f t h e i r i n v e s t m e n t .

T h e i d e n t i f y i n g f e a t u r e s o f t h i s S h i n g l e h o u s e i n c l u d e t h e d o m i n a n t c r o s s g a m b r e l r o o f w i t h i t s l o n g s l o p e , t h e t w o r o u n d t o w e r s w i t h c u r v e d g l a s s w i n d o w s a n d t h e w i d e f r o n t p o r c h b l e n d i n g f r o m t h e t o w e r a n d c u r v i n g f r o m f r o n t t o s i d e . T h e w i d e , y e t s i m p l e , e n t a b l a t u r e a b o v e t h e c l a s s i c a l I o n i c p o r c h c o l u m n s p r o v i d e s a s t r o n g h o r i z o n t a l b a n d t h a t w r a p s a r o u n d t h e e l e v a t i o n s b a n d i n g a n d h a r m o n i z i n g t h e h o u s e ' s i r r e g u l a r p a r t s . T h e s h i n g l e s , c o n t i n u o u s a n d u n i f o r m w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n , f l a r e o u t a s w a l l meets f o u n d a t i o n r e f l e c t i n g t h e l i n e o f t h e g a m b r e l .

W h a t a t f i r s t g l a n c e a p p e a r s t o b e a r a t h e r u n p r e t e n t i o u s h o m e , d u e t o t h e s e s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d i d e n t i f y i n g f e a t u r e s , i s a h o u s e r i c h w i t h t h o u g h t f u l , e l e g a n t d e t a i l . T h e s h i n g l e s , t h o u g h u n i f o r m o n w a l l s u r f a c e s , c r e a t e r e l i z v i n g a r c h e s a b o v e s o m e w i n d o w s , f a n o u t a r o u n d a n o v a l w i n d o w w i t h i t s f o u r d i s t i n c t i v e w o o d k e y s t o n e s , a n d f l a r e o u t a b o v e o t h e r w i n d o w s c r e a t i n g l o w p r o f i l e h o o d s s u p p o r t e d by m o d i l l i o n s . W i n d o w s , t h o u g h v a r i e d i n n u m b e r s a n d c o m b i n a t i o n s , a r e f o r t h e m o s t p a r t p l a i n w i t h s i m p l e s u r r o u n d s , d o u b l e - h u n g w i t h e q u a l s a s h e s c o n t a i n i n g s i n g l e p a n e d g l a s s . H o w e v e r , t h e r e a r e e x c e p t i o n s : t h e r e i s l e a d e d s t a i n e d g l a s s a b o v e t h e t h r e e s e c o n d s t o r y t o w e r w i n d o w s i n t h e f r o n t t o w e r ; w i n d o w s o c c u r i n g i n c u r v e d s u r f a c e s h a v e c u r v e d g l a s s ; t h e r e a r e l e a d e d g l a s s w i n d o w s i n t h e f o y e r a n d o n t h e s t a i r l a n d i n g s .

E a c h e l e v a t i o n i s d i s t i n c t i v e a n d me r i t s i t s own d e s c r i p t i o n :

West ( F r o n t ) E l e v a t i o n - L o o k i n g b e y o n d t h e f e a t u r e s o f t h e g a m b r e l , t o w e r a n d p o r c h , o n e f i n d s t h e f r o n t e n t r a n c e s e t - o f f b y t h r e e f l u t e d p i l a s t e r s d i v i d i n g a n d c o n t a i n i n g t h e f r o n t d o o r a n d l e a d e d s i d e w i n d o w , a b o v e w h i c h a r e f r i e z e p a n e l s e m b e l l i s h e d w i t h g a r l a n d s . T h e f r o n t d o o r i t s e l f i s p l a i n w i t h s i n g l e p a n e d g l a s s a b o v e a p a n e l l e d b a s e . H o w e v e r , t h e b a s e b e l o w t h e l e a d e d w i n d o w i s d e c o r a t e d w i t h c r o s s e d " w a l k i n g s t i c k s , " g a r l a n d s o f

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l e a v e s a n d r i b b o n s . T h e p o r c h r e c e d e s t o t h e e a s t t o c o n t a i n a s e c o n d a r y e n t r a n c e , p o s s i b l y t o a h o m e o f f i c e .

S o u t h E l e v a t i o n - T h e p o r c h a l l o w s a c c e s s t o t h i s s i d e o f t h e p r o p e r t y . W i n d o w s a n d d o r m e r s p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n d e f i n i n g t h i s e l e v a t i o n . T h e r e i s a s t r i p o f t r i p l e w i n d o w s w i t h g a r l a n d a n d a b r o k e n p e d i m e n t a b o v e . T h e r e a r e t w o d o r m e r s , o n e c o n t a i n i n g a m a s s i v e s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w g i v i n g l i g h t t o t h e i n t e r i o r s t a i r , a n d t h e o t h e r d o u b l e w i n d o w s i n a b e d r o o m . . T h e t w o - s t o r y s o u t h t o w e r w i t h c u r v e d g l a s s w i n d o w s a f f o r d s a w o n d e r f u l - v i e w d o w n t h e O h i o R i v e r . A f f i x e d t o t h i s t o w e r i s a r u s t i c a t e d b r i c k c h i m n e y . A t t h i s p o i n t t h e h o u s e t u r n s t h e c o r n e r t o t h e r i v e r by t h e w a y o f a p o r c h .

E a s t ( R i v e r ) E l e v a t i o n - T h e a b o v e p o r c h o f f t h e s o u t h p a r l o r w a s o r i g i n a l t o t h e h o u s e b u t e n c l o s e d s o m e t i m e i n t h e 1 9 1 0 ' s o r 1 9 2 0 ' s . I t r e f l e c t s t h e a r t s a n d c r a f t m o v e m e n t o f t h a t p e r i o d w i t h i t s e x t e n d e d e a v e s , k n e e b r a c e s a n d e x p o s e d b e a m s . An a d d i t i o n a l c l u e t o t h i s a d d i t i o n l i e s i n t h e m o r t a r o f t h e s a n d s t o n e f o u n d a t i o n , w h i c h w a s r e d i n o r i g i n a l w o r k a n d l e f t n a t u r a l i n s u b s e q u e n t . C o n t i n u i n g o n b e y o n d t h e p o r c h , t h e d i n i n g r o o m b a y w i n d o w s a n d t h o s e a b o v e i n t h e b e d r o o m a r e s e p a r a t e d b y n a r r o w c l a s s i c a l T u s c a n c o l u m n s . A f u r t h e r s e t o f w i n d o w s c o n t a i n s t w o w i n d o w s s e p a r a t e d by a d e c o r a t i v e p a n e l o f e q u a l s i z e .

N o r t h e l e v a t i o n - T h i s s i d e o f t h e h o u s e i s f u n c t i o n a l , c o n t a i n i n g t h e o p e r a t i o n s ( k i t c h e n , b a t h r o o m s , b a c k s t a i r s ) t h a t s u p p o r t r e s i d e n t i a l l i f e . T h o u g h t h i s w a s t h e n o n - p u b l i c s i d e o f t h e h o u s e , a r c h i t e c t F r a n z h e i m c a r e d e n o u g h t o i n c l u d e s e n s i t i v e d e t a i l : o n e w i n d o w i s s e t - o f f by a r e l i e v i n g a r c h i n t h e s h i n g l e s ; t h e k i t c h e n h a s i t s o w n p o r c h a n d e n t r a n c e f o r d e l i v e r i e s ; t h e d o o r a c c e s s i n g f r o m t h e b a c k s t a i r s h a s l a b e l m o l d i n g w h i c h f l a i r s t o a c c o m o d a t e t h e f l a i r o f t h e s h i n g l e s a s t h e y e x t e n d o u t a b o v e t h e f o u n d a t i o n w a l l s . T h e r o o f o f t h i s e l e v a t i o n i s g a m b r e l , h o w e v e r , t h e p e a k b r e a k s i n t o t w o g a b l e s e a c h c o n t a i n i n g t r i p l e w i n d o w s .

T h i s h o u s e i n c o r p o r a t e s many f e a t u r e s a n d d e t a i l s t h a t a r e f o u n d i n o t h e r W h e e l i n g r e s i d e n c e s t h a t a r e k n o w n t o h a v e b e e n d e s i g n e d by E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m . Mr. F r a n z h e i m d e s i g n e d h o u s e s f o r h i s m o t h e r , b r o t h e r s , n e p h e w s a n d c o u s i n s . P r o b a b l y i n t h i s i n s t a n c e , Mr. F r a n z h e i m w a s r e s t r a i n e d o n l y b y t h e l i m i t a t i o n s o f t h e s i t e .

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T h e i n t e r i o r r e f l e c t s a r e f i n e d a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l w i t h a n o c c a s i o n a l o u t b r e a k o f r e f i n e d e m b e l l i s h m e n t . Upon e n t e r i n g t h e h o u s e , o n e i s i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e r i c h w a r m t h o f wood a n d l e a d e d g l a s s . T h i s i s f u r t h e r e m p h a s i z e d b y t h e i m m e c l a t e p r e s e n c e o f a f i r e p l a c e . T h e d a r k o a k m a n t e l c o n t a i n s c a r v e d R o m a n f u n e r a l u r n s a n d c o l u m n s . T h e f i r e p l a c e s u r r o u n d i s C l a s s i c a l w i t h i t s f i g u r e s o f Roman s o l d i e r s a n d a r i b b o n - l i k e i r o n c o r n e r t r im. A b a s - r e l i e f l i o n h e a d i s p r o m i n e n t w i t h i n t h e f i r e b o x w h i c h c o n t a i n s a g a s o u t l e t . T w o l e a d e d g l a s s w i n d o w s a d d t o t h e r i c h n e s s a n d l i g h t t h i s a r e a .

B e h i n d t h e f i r e p l a c e a n d i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e f o y e r i s t h e m a i n s t a i r , a g a i n o f d a r k o a k . T h e s t a i r i s s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e f o y e r by a w o o d e n h a r p w i t h t o o l e d s p i n d l e s , s e t t i n g u p o n p a n e l l e d w a i n s c o t i n g , w h i c h e x t e n d s t h r o u g h o u t t h e h a l l a n d i s d e t a i l e d w i t h b e a d . T h e s t a i r i s a l s o s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e r e a r p a r l o r , o r d r a w i n g r o o m , by a h e a v y w o o d e n s c r e e n i n a n a r c h w a y , m e a s u r i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y f o u r f e e t s q u a r e , c o n t a i n i n g b e a d e d c o l u m n s a n d a l a t t i c e p a t t e r n o f d a r k o a k . T h e w o o d w o r k t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o u s e w a s m o s t l i k e l y t h e p r o d u c t o f W h e e l i n g m i l l s w h i c h h a d h i g h l y s k i l l e d c r a f t s m e n a n d t h e t e c h n i c a l c a p a b i l i t i e s . H i g h a b o v e t h e l a n d i n g o f t h e s t a i r i s a m a g n i f i c a n t l e a d e d , s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w i n a l a t t i c e p a t t e r n , c a s t i n g l i g h t , c o l o r a n d w a r m t h . I n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e s t a i r ' s w a i n s c o t i n g i s a "U" s h a p e d b e n c h t h e w i d t h a n d l e n g t h o f t h e l a n d i n g .

O f f t h e f o y e r a n d h a l l , c o n t a i n e d i n t h e f r o n t t o w e r , i s t h e f o r m a l p a r l o r , r i c h w i t h p a r q u e t f l o o r i n g . A m o l d e d p l a s t e r , c a n t e d f r i e z e f e a t u r e s a l t e r n a t i n g m e d a l l i o n s a n d e n t w i n e d g a r l a n d , b a n d e d w i t h e g g a n d d a r t b a n d b e l o w a n d h e a v y f l o w e r e d r o p i n g a b o v e , e n c i r c l e s t h e r o o m . T h e c u r v e d g l a s s w i n d o w s a r e u n a d o r n e d a n d t h e f i r e p l a c e a g a i n f e a t u r e s W h e e l i n g t i l e a n d a m a n t e l w i t h c l a s s i c a l c o l u m n s .

A t t h e r e a r o f t h e h o u s e i s t h e d i n i n g r o o m w i t h a l a r g e b a y w i n d o w o p e n i n g t h e room o n t o t h e O h i o R i v e r . T h e w a i n s c o t i n g i s a g a i n d a r k o a k d e t a i l e d w i t h b e a d . T h e f i r e p l a c e m a n t e l w i t h h e a v i l y c a r v e d s w a g s o f f r u i t t y p i f i e s t h e t y p e o f m i l l w o r k f o u n d c o m m o n t o W h e e l i n g . T h e b e a d i n g i n t h e c o l u m n f l u t e s c a r r i e s o u t t h e p a t t e r n o u t t h e b e a d o f t h e u a i n s c o t i n g . B e a d a n d r e e l i s f o u n d o n t h e m a n t e l a n d o n t h e i r o n f i r e p l a c e i n s e r t , w h i c h i s s u r r o u n d e d by t i l e , a g a i n m o s t l i k e l y a p r o d u c t o f W h e e l i n g .



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T h e p a r l o r , o r d r a w i n g r o o m , i n t h e s o u t h ( r e a r ) t o w e r i s m o r e e m b e l l i s h e d t h a n t h e o t h e r r o o m s p r e v i o u s l y d e s c r i b e d . B a n d i n g t h e r o o m i s a w i d e , m o l d e d p l a s t e r f r i e z e w i t h c h e r u b s a n d g a r l a n d . T h e p a i n t e d m a n t e l i s s u p p o r t e d o n e i t h e r s i d e by c a r v e d c a r y a t i d s , a d d i n g a n o v e r a l l d i s t i n c t i v e f e m i n i n e f l a i r . T h e o v e r m a n t e l i s m a s s i v e , a C h i p p e n d a l e b r o k e n p e d i m e n t c o n t a i n s c a r v e d g r i f f i n s f a c i n g a h a r p . T h i s r o o m o p e n s o n t o t h e r e a r p o r c h , w h i c h w a s e n c l o s e d d u r i n g t h e 1 9 1 0 ' s o r 1 9 2 0 ' s a n d s h o w s o b v i o u s f e a t u r e s o f t h e C r a f t s m a n s t y l e . T h e r o o m h a s a n e x p o s e d b e a m e d c e i l i n g , b u i l t - i n b o o k s h e l v e s , t i l e d f l o o r a n d f i r e p l a c e , a n d d i s t i n c t i v e C r a f t s m a n l i g h t i n g f i x t u r e s .

U p s t a i r s , t h e ' f o u r l a r g e b e d r o o m s e a c h c o n t a i n s n u m e r o u s w i n d o w s . T h e F r a n z h e i m s a n d t h e i r t h r e e s o n s , L. W o o d w a r d , H a r r y C., J r . , a n d W i l l i a m A , o c c u p i e d t h i s f l o o r . T h e m a n t e l i n t h e t o w e r r o o m a b o v e t h e s o u t h p a r l o r i s p a r t i c u l a r l y d i s t i n c t i v e i n i t s u s e o f W h e e l i n g t i l e , c o n t a i n i n g i n t h i s c a s e t h r e e l a r g e t i l e s o f c o l o n i a l f i g u r e s - a m a l e , a f e m a l e a n d t h e t h i r d o f c h i l d r e n r e a d i n g .

T h e t w o b a t h r o o m s o n t h i s f l o o r a r e a l s o e l a b o r a t e . W h a t was p r o b a b l y t h e m a s t e r b a t h u s e s e x t e n s i v e m a r b l e p a n e l i n g , i n c l u d i n g a f i r e p l a c e . An o v e r s i z e d p o r c e l a i n p e d e s t a l b a s i n a n d t u b a r e p r e s e n t . O v e r t h e b u i l t - i n t u b i s a n a r c h w a y d e t a i l e d w i t h p l a s t e r l a u r e l w r e a t h s . T h i s w r e a t h m o t i f i s c a r r i e d o v e r i n t o w h a t w o u l d h a v e b e e n t h e f a m i l y b a t h r o o m . T h e t i l e w h i c h i s e x t e n s i v e i n t h i s r o o m i s c a p p e d by a b o r d e r t i l e w i t h r a i s e d w r e a t h s .

T h e b e d r o o m i n t h e t o w e r a b o v e t h e f r o n t p a r l o r c o n t a i n s a p a r q u e t f l o o r s i m i l a r t o t h a t f o u n d i n t h e r o o m b e l o w . T h e u p p e r s a s h e s o f t h e t r i p l e w i n d o w s i n t h i s r o o m a r e l e a d e d s t a i n e d g l a s s .

T h e t h i r d s t o r y i s a c c e s s e d o n l y by a L i n c r u s t a - p a p e r e d b a c k s t a i r . O b v i o u s l y t h e s e r v a n t s q u a r t e r s , t h i s a r e a i s d i v T d e d i n t o n u m e r o u s r o o m s , o n e o f w h i c h f e a t u r e s a b u i l t - i n b o o k c a s e w i t h l e a d e d g l a s s d o o r s a n d c a r y a t i d s m a t c h i n g t h o s e f o u n d t h e r e a r p a r l o r . O t h e r w i s e , t h e r o o m s a r e n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y n o t e w o r t h y e x c e p t t h a t t h e y a r e w e l l l i t by n u m e r o u s w i n d o w s l o c a t e d e i t h e r i n e a v e s o r d o r m e r s . T h e e n t r y h a l l w a y a l s o c o n t a i n s a p a r q u e t f l o o r .




T h i s 1 8 9 7 h o u s e w a s c o n s t r u c t e d w i t h a c o a l - b u r n i n g c e n t r a l h e a t i n g s y s t e m . A l l r o o m s h a v e h e a t i n g v e n t s w i t h e l a b o r a t e l y d e c o r a t e d s t a r - b u r s t p a t t e r n e d g r i l l s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e f i r e p l a c e s w e r e o u t f i t t e d w i t h g a s s p a c e h e a t e r s .

T h e r o o m s o f t h i s h o u s e a r e n o t a s r i c h l y d e t a i l e d a s was s o c o m m o n d u r i n g t h e l a t e 1 9 t h C e n t u r y . P o s s i b l y , b e c a u s e H a r r y C. F r a n z h e i m w a s i n t h e f u r n i t u r e a n d f u r n i s h i n g s b u s i n e s s w i t h " h i g h c l a s s g o o d s a s p e c i a l t y , 1 1 2 t h e s e u n d e r s t a t e d r o o m s w o u l d h a v e a l l o w e d f o r t h e d r a m a t i c d i s p l a y o f f u r n i s h i n g s a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h t h e c o m p a n y . H o w e v e r , o n e e x a m p l e r e m a i n s i n t h e h o u s e , a t a p e s t r y . o f a n 1 8 t h C e n t u r y v i l l a g e s c e n e i s f r a m e d w i t h i n t h e w o o d w o r k a b o v e t h e . f o y e r f i r e p l a c e . T h o u g h t h e F r a n z h e i m ' s p o s s e s s i o n s h a v e l o n g s i n c e b e e n r e m o v e d , o n e c a n f r e e l y i m a g i n e t h e o p p u l a n t a p p o i n t m e n t s t h a t were o n c e s h o w c a s e d i n t h i s h o u s e .

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T h e H a r r y C. a n d J e s s i e F. F r a n z h e i m H o u s e i s s i g n i f i c a n t b e c a u s e i t i s a n e x c e p t i o n a l e x a m p l e o f S h i n g l e s t y l e a r c h i t e c t u r e b y a s i g n i f i c a n t W h e e l i n g a r c h i t e c t . T h e h o u s e b e a r s i t s n a m e f r o m i t s o r i g i n a l o w n e r s , a p r o m i n e n t W h e e l i n g f a m i l y . H a r r y C . F r a n z h e i m w a s p a r t n e r i n t h e o l d e s t f u r n i t u r e b u s i n e s s i n t h e c i t y ; J e s s i e F . F r a n z h e i m w a s a g e n e r o u s c o n t r i b u t o r t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e h o u s e h a s t h e a d d i t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n b y b e i n g t h e d e s i g n o f E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m , H a r r y ' s y o u n g e r b r o t h e r . T h e h o u s e r e p r e s e n t s a p e r i o d o f t i m e a n d a s t y l e o f l i f e t h a t w a s i n t e g r a l t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f W h e e l i n g .

W i t h i t s S h i n g l e s t y l e a r c h i t e c t u r e , t h e H a r r y C. F r a n z h e i m a n d J e s s i e F. F r a n z h e i m H o u s e e p i t o m i z e s W h e e l i n g I s l a n d . T h i s i s l a n d i n t h e m i d s t o f t h e O h i o R i v e r i s c o n s i d e r e d t o b e t h e l a r g e s t a n d m o s t p o p u l a t e d i s l a n d on a n i n l a n d w a t e r w a y i n t h e w o r l d . W h e e l i n g I s l a n d i s h a r m o n i o u s l y u r b a n , s u b u r b a n a n d r e s o r t , a n d s o i s t h i s S h i n g l e s t y l e h o u s e . I t i s a h o u s e t h a t i s w o r t h y o f t h e p r o m i n e n c e o f i t s o w n e r s , i t s a r c h i t e c t a n d i t s l o c a t i o n .

A s i d e f r o m a p o r c h t h a t w a s e n c l o s e d d u r i n g t h e C r a f t s m a n p e r i o d a n d a n a s p h a l t s h i n g l e d r o o f , t h e h o u s e h a s r e m a i n e d u n a l t e r e d i n i t s e x t e r i o r s i n c e t h e t i m e t h a t E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m c o m p o s e d i t s c o m p l e x a n d t h o u g h t f u l l y d e t a i l e d a p p e a r a n c e . T h e v a r i e d e l e v a t i o n s r e f l e c t n o t o n l y i n t e r i o r f u n c t i o n s b u t t h e h o u s e ' s r e l a t i o n s h i p t o i t s s i t e a n d i t s n e i g h b o r s .

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T h e r e i s t h e g r a n d f r o n t w i t h i t s p o r c h a x d e n t r a n c e t o t h e f o y e r , w a r m a n d w e l c o m i n g . T h e h o u s e o p e n s t o :he r i v e r w i t h i t s w i n d o w s - c u r v e d i n t h e t o w e r , w i d e b a y i n t h e d i n i n g r o o m a n d b e d r o o m a b o v e , a n d a n g l e d o n t h e p o r c h , a f f o r d i n g v i e w s u p a n d d o w n t h e O h i o a n d a c r o s s t o d o w n t o w n W h e e l i n g . T h e h o u s e i s r e s p e c t f u l o f i t s n e i g h b o r s , n o t i n t r u d i n g b u t p r o v i d i n g t h e m w i t h f a c a d e s t h a t a r e e l e g a n t l y f u n c t i o n a l y e t f a n c i f u l .

H a r r y ' C . F r a n z h e i m ( 1 8 6 4 - 1 9 1 5 ) a n d h i s s i x b r o t h e r s were t h e f i r s t g e n e r a t i o n o f G e r m a n i m m i g r a n t p a r e n t s who s e t t l e d i n W h e e l i n g i n 1 8 4 0 . T h e f a m i l y m a d e , a n d i s s t i l l m a k i n g , a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h i s c i t y . H a r r y C. F r a n z h e i m w a s " l o n g a p r o m i n e n t f i g u r e i n t h e c o m m e r c i a l , i n d u s t r i a l a n d - f i n a n c i a l l i f e o f t h e c i t y " . 3 He w a s a p a r t n e r i n t h e G. M e n d e l a n d C o m p a n y a t 1 1 2 4 M a i n S t r e e t . An a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n t h e 1 8 9 6 W h e e l i n g C i t y D i r e c t o r y l i s t s i t a s p u r v e y o r s o f " f u r n i t u r e , c a r p e t s , w i n d o w s h a d e s , e t c . ( h i g h c l a s s g o o d s a s p e c i a l t y ) , a l s o f u n e r a l d i r e c t o r s . " 4 I n 1 9 0 6 , t h e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e b u s i x e s s w a r r a n t e d t h e o t h e r p a r t n e r s , i n c l u d i n g G. E d w a r d M e n d e l , s e p a r a t i n g a w a y a n d t h e f u r n i t u r e c o m p a n y b e c a m e t h e H. C. F r a n z h e i m C o m p a n y . T h e r e i s f i n e c h i n a i n t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e f a m i l y t o d a y m a r k e d w i t h " H . C. F r a n z h e i m Co." Mr. F r a n z h e i m " w a s a c i t i z e n who h a d a k e e n s e n s e o f h i s c i v i c r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a n d e n d e a v o r e d a t a l l t i m e s t o m e a s u r e u p t o t h e m . He b e l i e v e d i n W h e e l i n g a n d i t s d e s t i n y a n d g a v e f r e e l y o f h i s t i m e a n d m e a n s f o r i t s a d v a n c e m e n t . " 5 H a r r y C. F r a n z h e i m was a f o u n d e r , p r e s i d e n t a n d e x o f f i c i o d i r e c t o r o f t h e W h e e l i n g B o a r d o f T r a d e , a s w e 1 1 a s a d i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l B a n k o f West V i r g i n i a , S e c u r i t y T r u s t C o m p a n y , L a B e l l e I r o n W o r k s a n d t h e F o r t H e n r y C l u b . Upoc h i s d e a t h , f l a g s w e r e f l o w n a t h a l f m a s t o n s e v e r a l p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s i n t h e c i t y . 6 F i t t i n g l y , t h e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e f o r H e n r y F r a n z h e i m w a s h e l d a t t h e f a m i l y r e s i d e n c e o n S. F r o n t S t r e e t .

J e s s i e F . F r a n z h e i m ( 1 8 5 7 - 1 9 2 8 ) w a s t h e d a u g h t e r o f S . H . W o o d w a r d , o n e o f t h e f o u n d e r s o f t h e L a B e l l e I r o n W o r k s a n d a p r o m i n e n t W h e e l i n g c i t i z e n . S h e m a r r i e d H a r r y C. F r a n z h e i m i n 1 8 9 2 . "Her g r e a t e s t i n t e r e s t w a s i n l o c a l c h a r i t i e s , a l t h o u g h t h e v e r y q u i e t w a y i n w h i c h s h e c o n d u c t e d h e r b e n e v o l e n c e s m a d e t h e m u n k n o w n t o a n y b u t r e l a t i v e s a n d n e a r f r i e n d s . T h e O h i o V a l l e y G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l a n d v a r i o u s c h a r i t a b l e i n s t i t u t i o n s o f g r e a t e r W h e e l i n g b e n e f i t e d g r e a t l y f r o m t h e g e n e r o s i t y a n d s y m p a t h e t i c i n t e r e s t o f Mrs. F r a n z h e i m . O n e o f h e r g i f t s w a s

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t h a t o f t h e l o t a t E c h o P o i n t u p o n w h i c h w a s e r e c t e d t h e S t . J o h n ' s c h a p e l . " ' T h e O h i o V a l l e y M e d i c a l C e n t e r a n d S t . J o h n ' s E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h r e m a i n t o d a y a s t e s t i m o n y t o J e s s i e F r a n z h e i m ' s p h i l a n t h r o p h y .

E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m ( 1 8 6 6 - 1 9 4 2 ) w a s " p r o b a b l y ( o n e o f ) t h e m o s t s u c e s s f u l a n d b e s t known a r c h i t e c t s i n t h e s t a t e o f West V i r g i n i a . He d o e s a l l c l a s s e s o f a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d h a s d e s i g n e d m a n y o f t h , e m o s t e l a b o r a t e b u i l d i n g s i n W h e e l i n g . ' ' 8 His c o n t r i b u t i o n t o d o w n t o w n a n d t h e W h e e l i n g H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , was e x t e n s i v e :

L i n s l y I n s t i t u t e - F i r s t C a p i t o l o f West V i r g i n i a ( a d d i t i o n ) James F i t z s i m m o n s R e s i d e n c e - F o r t H e n r y C l u b ( a d d i t i o n ) E n g l i s h L u t h e r a n C h u r c h ( F r a n z h e i m , G i e s e y & F a r i s ) C i t y B a n k B u i l d i n g ( F r a n z h e i m , G i e s e y & F a r i s ) B a n k o f W h e e l i n g ( F r a n z h e i m , G i e s e y & F a r i s ) d e m o l i s h e d T h e B o a r d o f T r a d e - C o u r t T h e a t e r A l f r e d E g e t e r B u i l d i n g ( F r a n z h e i m , G e i s e y & F a r i s ) R e x T h e a t r e R o g e r s H o t e l YWCA ( n o t i n t h e W h e e l i n g H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t ) H a z e l - A t l a s C o m p a n y ( n o t i n t h e W h e e l i n g H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t ) L o w e r M a r k e t H o u s e , C e n t r e M a r k e t ( l i s t e d i n d i v i d u a l l y o n

t h e N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r a n d w i t h i n t h e C e n t r e M a r k e t S q u a r e H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t .

T h o u g h t h i s l i s t o f c o m m e r c i a l a n d i n s t i t u t i o n a l p r o j e c t s i s e x t e n s i v e , a n d b y n o m e a n s c o m p l e t e , i t w a s i n h i s r e s i d e n t i a l w o r k t h a t E d w a r d B a t e s F r a n z h e i m b e s t d e m o n s t r a t e d h i s v e r s i t i l i t y a n d s k i l l s a s a n a r c h i t e c t . P e r h a p s b e c a u s e h e h a d m a n y s u b s t a n t i a l c l i e n t s , " e n j o y i n g a m o s t l i b e r a l p a t r o n a g e , " g h e d e s i g n e d m a n y o f t h e m o s t e l a b o r a t e r e s i d e n c e s o f W h e e l i n g . T h e F u l t o n H o u s e a t E c h o P o i n t i s a l a r g e r a m b l i n g S h i n g l e s t y l e h o u s e f e a t u r i n g m a n y o f t h e d e t a i l s f o u n d o n t h e H a r r y C. a n d J e s s i e F. F r a n z h e i m H o u s e . His I t a l i a n R e n a i s s a n c e r e s i d e n c e s i n c l u d e H e n r y G. S t i f e l ' s " S h a d o w K n o l l , " t h e B e h r e n s - B i p p u s h o u s e a n d t h e L. Woodw a r d F r a n z h e i m h o u s e . T h e S c h e n k - A l t e n h e i m h o u s e , t h e O g l e b a y M a n s i o n a d d i t i o n s ( l i s t e d i n d i v i d u a l l y on t h e N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r ) , a n d t h e W . P. W i l s o n h o u s e r e p r e s e n t C o l o n i a l i n f l u e n c e ; t h e A. C . S t i f e l h o u s e f o r S p a n i s h C o l o n i a l ; a n d t h e A . C . W h i t a k e r h o u s e f o r Q u e e n A n n e a r e b u t a v e r y s h o r t l i s t o f Mr. F r a n z h e i m ' s e x t e n s i v e w o r k .

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" H i s g r e a t a b i l i t y a n d d e d i c a t i o n t o h i s p r o f e s s i o n a r e w i t n e s s e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t , e v e n t o d a y , w e l l o v e r a c e n t u r y a f t e r h i s b i r t h , o n e c a n w a l k t h r o u g h t h i s c i t y a n d a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y r e c o g n i z e h i s w o r k s t h r o u g h t h e i r i n t r i n s i c b e a u t y , d e s i g n a n d d e t a i l i n g . I t i s p o s s i b l y s a f e t o s a y t h a t n o t h i n g f i n e r h a s e v e r b e e n b u i l t here."1°

1. B r o o k s W i g g i n t o n , " W h e e l i n g I s l a n d , " u n p u b l i s h e d p a p e r , p p . 9 - 1 0 .

2.. W h e e l i n g C i t y D i r e c t o r y f o r 1 8 9 6 ( W h e e l i n g : W . L. C a l l e n ) -- p . 352.

3 . - T h e W h e e l i n g R e g i s t e r ( W h e e l i n g ) A p r i l 2 7 , 1 9 1 5 .

4 . W h e e l i n g C i t y D i r e c t o r y o p . c i t .

T h e W h e e l i n g R e g i s t e r ( W h e e l i n g ) A p r i l 2 8 , 1915. 5 . - 6 . I b i d . - 7 . - T h e W h e e l i n g R e g i s t e r ( W h e e l i n g ) F e b r u a r y 6 , 1 9 2 8 .

8 . G i b s o n Lamb C r a n m e r , H i s t o r y o f W h e e l i n g C i t y a n d O h i o -- C o u n t y , - West V i r g i n i a a n d ~ e p r e s e z a t i v e C i t i z e n s , 1 7 7 6 - 1 9 0 0 - ( C h i c a g o : C h i c a g o B i o g r a p h i c a l P u b l i s h i n g C o . ) p . 331.

9 . I b i d . - 1 0 . B r o o k s W i g g i n t o n , " E d w a r d B . F r a n z h e i m " u n p u b l i s h e d p a p e r , p . 7 .

9. Major Bibliographical References

Atlas of the City of Wheeling, WV. Philadelphia, PA: L.J. Richards & Co. Publishers.

Atlas of the City of Wheeling, WV. Philadelphia, PA: A. H. Mueller, Publishers. 1901.

Cranrner, Gibson Lamb. History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens, 177G1900. Chicago, IL: Chicago Biographical Publishing Co. 1902.

Wheeling City Directory. Wheeling, WV: W. L. Callen Publisher. 1896-1925.

Wheeling Register, The. Wheeling, Hli-

Wiggington , Brooks E. "Edward Bates Franzheim" . unpublished. Wiggington , Brooks E. 'Weeling Island". unplublished

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preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested [? State historic preservation office

C] previously listed in the National Register Other State agency 0 previously determined eligible by the National Register Federal agency

designated a National Historic Landmark [? Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings University Survey # Other recorded by Historic American Engineering Specify repository: Record # Archives, Blue Pencil Club:

W. Va. for Wiggington papers. 10. Geographical Data Acreageofproperty l e s s t h a n o n e a c r e ( - 2 9 )

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s a i d C i t y , i n F i n k ' s A d d i t i o n t o t h e C i t y o f W h e e l i n g , a n d h a s a s i x t y f o o t ( 6 0 f t . ) f r o n t a g e o n t h e e a s t l i n e o f s a i d S o u t h F r o n t S t r e e t a n d r u n s e a s t w a r d l y f r o m s a i d f r o n t o f t h e u n i f o r m w i d t h o f s i x t y f e e t ( 6 0 f t . ) t h r o u g h o u t t o t h e O h i o R i v e r a t l o w v a t e r m a r k ; i t b e i n g t h e s o u t h e r n l o t o r t h e s o u t h o n e - h a l f o f t h e s a m e g r o u n d c o n v e y e d t o Thomas C . W i l s o n b y T h e o d o r e F i n k a n d w i f e b y two s e p a r a t e d e e d s , o n e d a t e d S e p t e m b e r 1 2 , 1 8 7 0 a n d r e c o r d e d i n t h e o f f i c e o f t h e C l e r k o f C o u n t y C o u r t o f O h i o C o u n t y i n D e e d Book No. 56 , ' a t p a g e 3 9 9 - a n d t h e o t h e r d a t e d t h e 2 1 s t d a y o f M a r c h , 1 8 7 4 a n d r e c o r d e d i n s a i d c l e r k ' s o f f i c e i n Deed Book No. 64 a t p a g e 1 6 0 - a n d s a i d p i e c e o f g r o u n d i s n u m b e r e d i n s a i d F i n k ' s A d d i t i o n t o t h e C i t y o f W h e e l i n g a s L o t Numbered T h r e e ( L o t n o . 3 ) o f s a i d a d d i t i o n , t o g e t h e r w i t h a l l t h e b u i l d i n g s a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s t h e r e o n a n d a p p u r t e n a n c e s t h e r e u n t o b e l o n g i n g . T h e p r o p e r t y i s m o r e commonly known a s 4 0 4 S o u t h F r o n t S t r e e t .

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