Oeldorf Building

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Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers
Oeldorf Building in Parkersburg.jpg
Front of the building
Oeldorf Building is located in West Virginia
Oeldorf Building
Location809 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′4″N 81°33′26″W / 39.26778°N 81.55722°W / 39.26778; -81.55722Coordinates: 39°16′4″N 81°33′26″W / 39.26778°N 81.55722°W / 39.26778; -81.55722
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1906
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Demolished2019
Part ofAvery Street Historic District (ID86000849)
MPSDowntown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No.82001781[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1982

The Oeldorf Building, also known as Wetherell's Jewelers, was a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1906 and was a four-story, two bay, brick building with a stone foundation and trim in the Classical Revival style. It had an intact first floor storefront and sidewalk clock.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it was a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

Condemned by the city in 2016, the Oeldorf Building was purchased by the Parkersburg Art Center in 2018 and subsequently demolished on March 23 and 24, 2019.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Eliza Smith and Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ^ Dennis Bright (March 24, 2019). "Demolition of 2 historic buildings begins; woman remembers working there". WTAP. Retrieved 2019-12-14.


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