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]
Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers | |
 Front of the building | |
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| Location | 809 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′4″N 81°33′26″W / 39.26778°N 81.55722°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Part of | Avery Street Historic District (ID86000849) |
| MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001781[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1982 |
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 edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dennis Bright (March 24, 2019). "Demolition of 2 historic buildings begins; woman remembers working there". WTAP. Retrieved 2019-12-14.