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The W h e e l i n g - M o u n d s v i l l e C h a p t e r of t h e A m e r i c a n Red C r o s s i s h e a d q u a r t e r e d i n t h e h o u s e b u i l t f o r Henry K i l b o u r n e L i s t a t 8 2 7 Main S t r e e t , W h e e l i n g , O h i o C o u n t y , West V i r g i n i a . The b r i c k m a n s i o n h a s u n d e r g o n e f e w m a j o r a l t e r a t i o n s , r e t a i n i n g much o f t h e d i g n i f i e d c h a r a c t e r t y p i c a l o f Main S t r e e t r e s i d e n c e s of m i d - n i n t e e n t h c e n t u r y W h e e l i n g .

E r e c t e d c . 1 8 5 8 , t h e L i s t House s t a n d s i n t h e f o r m e r l y e x c l u s i v e Main S t r e e t s e c t o r o f W h e e l i n g on a p i c t u r e s q u e s i t e o v e r l o o k i n g t h e Ohio R i v e r a b l o c k n o r t h o f t h e famous W h e e l i n g S u s p e n s i o n B r i d g e t h a t c a r r i e d t r a f f i c of t h e N a t i o n a l Road f r o m E a s t t o West. M r . L i s t , a w e a l t h y m e r c h a n t a n d b a n k e r , c o m m i s s i o n e d a r e s i d e n c e o f t h e Romano- T u s c a n mode o f t h e R e n a i s s a n c e R e v i v a l s t y l e . The I t a l i a n a t e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e b u i l d i n g i s o n l y s l i g h t l y m o d i f i e d w i t h Adam s y t l e f l o u r i s h e s t h a t a r e b e s t r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e s h o r t , e n r i c h e d eaves a n d a t t e n u a t e d t r e a t m e n t o f d o o r a n d window c a s i n g s .

The L i s t House i s a t w o - s t o r y s q u a r e w i t h a n o f f s e t t w o - s t o r y r e a r w i n g . A l o w - p i t c h e d h i p r o o f s u r m o u n t e d w i t h a b a l u s t r a d e d s q u a r e c u p o l a o v e r l o o k s t h e g a b l e r o o f e d r e a r wing . F o u r p i e r c e d i n t e r i o r c o r n e r c h i m n e y s i n t h e main b l o c k a c c e n t u a t e t h e s y m m e t r i c a l p r o p o r t i o n s o f t h e b u i l d i n g . Two c h i m n e y s o f i d e n t i c a l d e s i g n s t a n d a b o v e t h e m i d d l e b a y s o f t h e r e a r w i n g .

The f o r m a l q u a l i t y of t h e L i s t House c a n b e a t t r i b u t e d , i n p a r t , t o t h e t a l l d o u b l e hung windows. Each window h e a d i s a wooden c o r n i c e e m b e l l i s h e d w i t h wooden b r a c k e t s ; t h e s a m e m o t i f i s c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e b r a c k e t e d s t o n e s i l l s . S e v e r a l windows on t h e n o r t h a n d s o u t h s i d e s o f t h e h o u s e r e t a i n t h e i r 1 9 t h c e n t u r y l o u v e r e d s h u t t e r s .

B e n e a t h t h e e a v e s s k i r t i n g t h e h o u s e i s a u n i q u e s e r i e s o f b r a c k e t - l i k e p r o j e c t i o n s s i m i l a r i n s p i r i t t o t h e t r i g l y p h s o f a D o r i c e n t a b l a t u r e . I n s t e a d of t h r e e p a r t s , e a c h u n i t i s composed o f two members t i e d to get he^ a t t h e b a s e b y a wooden s t r i p t o f o r m a row o r b a n d t h a t i s t h e p r i n c i p a l o r n a m e n t of t h e b u i l d i n g ' s f a c a d e .

I n 1 9 5 7 t h e Red C r o s s c a r r i e d o u t two f r o n t e l e v a t i o n s t r u c t u r a l a l t e r a t i o n s . The V i c t o r i a n e r a v e r a n d a was r e p l a c e d w i t h a s m a l l e r c e n t r a l one-bay p o r c h , and a V i c t o r i a n o r i e l was removed f r o m t h e f r o n t f a c a d e . The r e m o v a l of t h e V i c t o r i a n a c c r e t i o n s d o e s , h o w e v e r , r e v e a l t h e p r o b a b l e o r i g i n a l a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e b u i l d i n g .

The o u t e r d o - i b l e d o o r s o f t h e t i l e d e n t r a n c e v e s t i b u l e a r e o f h e a v y ha rdwood c o n s t r u c t i o n w i t h t a l l a r c h e d p a n e l s f i l l e d w i t h c a r v e d ' wooden a p p l i q u e . The i n n e r d o u b l e d o o r s c o n t a i n g l a s s p a n e l s . The J o o r k n o b s , f i t t e d f o r 1 9 t h c e n t u r y u s e , a r e e x c e p t i o n a l l y l o w by t o d a y ' s s t a n d a r d s .

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Rooms o f t h e f i r s t f l o o r o p e n o n t o a c e n t e r h a l l d i v i d i n g t h e h o u s e f r o n t t o r e a r . A t w o - f l i g h t o p e n - s t r i n g s t a i r w a y d o m i n a t e s t h e r e a r o f t h e h a l l a n d r i s e s t o a c e n t r a l h a l l w a y o n t h e s e c o n d f l o o r . An e x t r a o r d i n a r y s e n s e o f f o r m a l i t y p e r v a d e s i n t e r i o r s p a c e s m a r k e d b y c e i l i n g h e i g h t s e x c e e d i n g 1 7 f e e t . W a i n s o t i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o u s e i s a t o o l e d o r p r e s s e d f a b r i c o r p a p e r s i m u l a t i n g l e a t h e r . C e i l i n g s a r e e m b e l l i s h e d w i t h o r n a t e p l a s t e r m o l d i n g s o n c e u s e d f o r l i g h t f i x t u r e a n c h o r s . F o r m i n g a two f o o t f r i e z e b e n e a t h t h e r o o m s c o r n i c e s a r e i n t r i c a t e p l a s t e r r e l i e f s o f s w a g s , g a r l a n d s , w h i s p s a n d f o l i a t e d p a t t e r n s . T h e f i n e s t o f t h e s e r e l i e f b a n d s i s f o u n d i n t h e r e a r f i r s t f l o o r w i n g w h e r e f o l i a t e d s c r o l l s e m b r a c e r o m a n t i c v i s a g e s a n d b u n c h e s o f f r u i t .

T h e t a l l w indows a n d d o o r s o f t h e f i r s t f l o o r i n t e r i o r a r e f r a m e d i n a f o r m a l s h o u l d e r e d a r c h i t r a v e t r i m . S i n g l e - s h e l f w h i t e m a r b l e m a n t l e s a r e s e e n i n e v e r y r o o m , m o s t w i t h m i d - n i n t e e n t h c e n t u r y r o u n d o p e n i n g s .

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

T h e d o o r w a y i s s u r m o u n t e d o n t h e w e s t s i d e w i t h a b r a c k e t e d c o r n i c e t h a t , w i t h t h e g e n e r a l p l a n o f t h e d o o r w a y , i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y t h e o r i g i n a l r e a r e n t r a n c e o f t h e h o u s e . T h e s i d e l i g h t s a r e f i l l e d w i t h r e d , b l u e , a n d r e d g l a s s p a n e l s o n e a c h s i d e a n d e a c h c e n t e r e d w i t h c l e a r b u n c h e s o f g r a p e s . T h e c r a n b e r r y a n d b l u e c o l o r s w i t h g r a p e m o t i f i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y g l a s s made by t h e f a m o u s S w e e n e y o f W h e e l i n g . The d o u b l e d o o r s h a v e s t a i n e d g l a s s p a n e l s o f l a t e r a d d i t i o n .

T h e r e a r w i n g o f t h e L i s t H o u s e was p r o b a b l y e r e c t e d i n t h e l a t e 1 8 7 0 s o r e a r l y 1 8 8 0 s . T h e w o r k m a n s h i p i s v e r y f i n e a n d f o l l o w s c l o s e l y t h e t e x t u r e a n d m a t e r i a l s u s e d i n t h e m a i n u n i t . O f s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t i n t h i s r e g a r d i s t h e a s h l a r b l o c k s a n d s t o n e f o u n d a t i o n t h a t i s i d e n t i c a l i n c o l o r a n d f i n i s h t o t h e m a i n u n i t f o u n d a t i o n 3 u t p i e r c e d by a d i f f e r e n t s i z e f o u n d a t i o n v e n t . N o r e o v e r , w h i l e f i r e - p l a c e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o u s e a r e w h i t e m a r b l e t y p e s , t h e f i r e p l a c e o f t h e f i r s t f l o o r r e a r w i n g i s b l a c k m a r b l e .

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When Henry K . L i s t d i e d on May 2 8 , 1 9 0 0 , h e l e f t t o h i s d e s c e n d a n t s a h o u s e r i c h i n a r c h i t e c t u r a l d e t a i l a n d f i l l e d w i t h l o c a l h i s t o r y . F o r m o s t t h e l o c a l momor ies a r e f o r g o t t e n , f o r l i k e t h e man a n d t h e g e n e r - a t i o n s who knew h im, a l l h a v e p a s s e d away. N e v e r t h e l e s s , t h e g r e a t R e n a i s s a n c e R e v i v a l s t y l e n a n s i o n a n d t h e d e t a i l s t h a t e n r i c h i t r e m a i n s a t 827 Main S t r e e t , W h e e l i n g , a s a s t a t e m e n t o f t h e t a s t e s a n d f a s h i o n s o f a f o r m e r t i n e .

M r . L i s t c o m m i s s i o n e d a h o u s e i n t h e Romano-Tuscan mode o f t h e R e n a i s s a n c e R e v i v a l , s i m i l a r i n s t y l e t o t h e I t a l i a n a t e v i l l a s of t h e t i m e , b u t m o r e r e f i n e d i n d e t a i l . E r e c t e d c . 1 8 5 8 o n a w e l l s i t e d r e s i d e n t i a l l o t , t h e m a n s i o n commands a n e x c e l l e n t v i e w of t h e Ohio

,,,-( ? i v e r . M r . L i s t may w e l l h a v e o b s e r v e d t h e p a s s a g e o f r i v e r t r a f f i c t o a n d f r o m W h e e l i n g f r o m t h e windows o f t h e c u p o l a h i g h a b o v e t h e r o o f

An i n t e r e s t i n r i v e r t r a f f i c would n o t h a v e b e e n u n u s u a l f o r a man a s s o c i a t e d w i t h many b u s i n e s s a n d b a n k i n g s I n t e r e s t s . E e n r y K. L i s t i n v e s t e d i n i n s u r a n c e , r e a l e s t a t e , g r o c e r y w h o l e s a l i n g a n d i r o n a n d w o o l p r o d u c t i o n .

H e n r y K i l b o u r n e L i s t was b o r n O c t o b e r 2 0 , 1 8 2 1 , a t W h e e l i n g , V i r g i n i a . , t h e s o n of J o h n a n d Ann W a i t e L i s t , n a t i v e s of E n g l a n d . John L i s t w a s t h e f i r s t c l e r k a n d l a t e r c a s h i e r o f t h e N o r t h w e s t e r n Bank o f V i r g i n i a a t W h e e l i n g . D a n i e l C . , Mary, W . E u g e n e a n d R. H . L i s t w e r e o t h e r c h i l d r e n o f t h i s m a r r i a g e .

H e n r y K . L i s t i s s a i d t o h a v e s u c c e e d e d i n b u s i n e s s t h r o u g h h i s own e f f o r t s a n d w i t h o u t a s s i s t a n c e f r o m h i s p a r e n t s . I n t h e d e c a d e b e f o r e t h e C i v i l Wa.r L i s t became t h e s e n i o r p a r t n e r i n t h e w h o l e s a l e g r o c e r y f i r m o f L i s t a n d H o w e l l w h i c h d e a l t e x t e n s i v e l y i n t h e Upper O h i o V a l l e y . D u r i n g t h e y e a r s i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g t h e w a r , M r . L i s t w a s p r e s i d e n t o f t h e A e t n a I n s u r a n c e Company o f W h e e l i n g .

A f t e r 1 8 6 5 , t h e g r o c e r y f i r m of L i s t a n d Howel l became t h e H e n r y K . L i s t Co . , and l a t e r t h e L i s t , M o r r i s o n and Co. By 1 8 8 5 M r . L i s t a n d h i s s o n Ambrose S . L i s t h a d e n t e r e d t h e b a n k i n g b u s i n e s s a n d s e c u r e d t h e c o n t r o l l i n g i n t e r e s t s i n t h e C i t y Bank o f W h e e l i n g .

Henry .. s e r v e d a s i t s p r e s i d e n t u n t i l h i s d e a t h i n 1 9 0 0 . The b a n k o c c u p i e d a b u i l d i n g a t 1 3 0 0 M a r k e t S t r e e t t h a t was b u i l t t h r o u g h t h e e n t e r p r o s e o f M r . L i s t . The s i x s t o r y s t r u c t u r e was e r e c t e d i n 1 8 9 1 a n d w a s t h e f i n e s t o f f i c e b u i l d i n g i n t h e c i t y .

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H e n r y K . L i s t was w e l l known a s a p h i l a n t h r o p i s t who c o n t r i b u t e d h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s t o c h a r i t i e s i n West V i r g i n i a a n d o t h e r s t a t e s . When h e d i e d h e w a s a c c o r d e d a s p e c i a l t r i b u t e i n t h e May 2 9 t h , 1 9 0 0 , W h e e l i n p I n t e l l i g e n c e r by West V i r g i n i a G o v e r n o r G e o r g e W . A t k i n s o n . The s t a t e m e n t r e a d s i n p a r t : " N o man i n W h e e l i n g w i l l b e m o r e g e n e r a l l y m i s s e d a n d h i s d e a t h w i l l t h e r e f o r e b e u n i v e r s a l l y d e p l o r e d . He h a d no e n e m i e s a n d a l l who knew h i m w e r e h i s f r i e n d s . A l o n g w i t h many t h o u s a n d s o f o u r p e o p l e I f e e l t h a t my b e s t f r i e n d h a s g o n e . P e a c e t o h i s a s h e s , r e s t t o h i s s o u l . "

T h e f a m i l y home p a s s e d t o Mrs. S a r a h J. L i s t who d i e d i n 1 9 0 9 . T h e h o u s e w a s t h e n owned by a s o n A m b r o s e , a p r o m i n e n t W h e e l i n g b u s i n e s s m a n , a n d b y a d a u g h t e r , H e t t i e . N e i t h e r m a r r i e d a n d c o n t i n u e d t o r e s i d e i n t h e h o u s e u n t i l t h e i r d e a t h s . H e t t i e L i s t l e f t t h e h o u s e t o t h e Women's C l u b o f W h e e l i n g i n 1 9 4 1 . I n 1 9 4 6 t h e b u i l d i n g w a s p u r c h a s e d by t h e A m e r i c a n Red C r o s s . -

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West V i r u ~ a . . D e ~ a r t - t o f C u l t u r e a n d H i s t o r v F e b r u a r v 8 . 1 9 7 8 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE

~ 1 t o 1 C o m p t ~ v ( 3 0 4 ) 1 4 8 - 0 2 4 4 CITY OR TOWN STATE

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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OFTHIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS.

NATIONAL - STATE - LOCALL As the des~gnated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservatlon Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). 1 hereby nominate this p ropem for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the

criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. A

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE

TITLE West Virginia S t a t e H i s t o r i c R e s e r v a t i o n O f f i c e r DATE A p r i l 14, 1978

G P O 921-803

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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM L I S T , HENRY, K . , HOUSE, WHEELING, O H I O C O U N T Y , WEST V I R G I N I A

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C r a n m e r , G i b s o n Lamb. H i s t o r y o f W h e e l i n g C i t y and O h i o C o u n t y . B i o g r a p h i c a l P u b l i s h i n g C o . , 1 9 0 2 , p p . 351-352 .

D e a t h R e c o r d s , O h i o C o u n t y . V o l . 6 , p . 8 0 .

Reed, C a n d a c e , H i s t o r i c A m e r i c a n B u i l d i n g s S w i n e y , BABS No. W-Va. - 2 0 8 . Summer, 1 9 7 6 , U.S. D e p t . o f t h e I n t e r i o r .

W h e e l i n g C i t y D i r e c t o r y . W h e e l i n g , V i r g i n i a , 1 8 6 0 . p . 5 9 .

W i n g e r t e r , C h a r l e s A . H i s t o r y o f G r e a t e r W h e e l i n g a n d V i c i n i t y . Val. I , L e w i s P u b l i s h i n g Co . , C h i c a g o , 1 9 1 2 , p p . 3 0 0 , 3 0 4 - 3 0 7 .