United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Registration Form This form is for use in nom~nating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completrng Naticnal Regrster Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "xu in the appropriate box Or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property betng documented, enter "NIA" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials. and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use ~0ntin~ati0n sheets (Form 1&900a). Type all entries.

1. Name of Property historic name W h e e l i n g Counxrv Club other nameslsite number S t rat f o r d S ~ r i n g s

2. Location street 8 number 333 O a e b a v r - D r i v e U not for publication

city, town wheel in^ i d vicinity

state West Vir -a . . code WV county Ohio code WV 069 z i p c o d e 2 6 0 0 3

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

[Xi private 9 building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local district 4 buildings

[? public-State C] site sites public-Federal structure structures

object objects

4. 0 Total Wame of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously

v / A listed in the National Register A i

4. StatelFederal Aqency Certification

As the designated author~ty under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this / nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the andmeets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

ot meet the National Register criteria. See

/ Slate or Federal aaencv and bureau 1 - - - - - -

p p i n i o n i the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. See continuation sheet.

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:

n e n t e r e d in the National Register. See cont~nuatlon sheet.

[?determined eligible for the National Register. See contmuation sheet.

mdete rm~ned not eligible for the National Reg~ster.

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

Signature of the Keeper Date of Actlon

6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categor~es from instructions)

S o c i a l - c l u b h o u s e Commerce - r e s t a u r a n t D o m e s t i c - s i n g l e d w e l l i n g D o m e s t i c - h o t e l (B&B) R e c r e a t i o n - s a o r t s Commerce - s ~ e c i a l t y s h o p D o m e s t i c - i n s t i t u t i o n a l h o u s i n g C o m m e r c e - o t h e r ( s t o r a g e )

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

foundation S t o n e / s a n d s z o n e L a t e V i c x o r i a n S h i n g l e a n d walls Wood / W e a t h e r b o a r d E a r l v 2 0 t h C e n t u r v A m e r i c a n S t u c c o M o v e m e n t s - n ~ a l o w 1 C r a f t s m a n roof A m h a l t . C e r a m i c T i l e

other

Describe present and historic physical appearance.

M u c h o f W h e e l i n g ' s s o c i a l h i s t o r y i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e c o m p l e x o f s t r u c t u r e s w h i c h c o m p r i s e t h e o r i g i n a l W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b . B e g u n i n 1 9 0 5 , t h e C l u b H o u s e , d e s i g n e d b y W h e e l i n g a r c h i t e c t F r e d e r i c k F. F a r i s o f t h e W h e e l i n g f i r m o f G i e s e y & F a r i s , i s a n e x a m p l e o f t h e E a r l y 2 0 t h C e n t u r y M o v e m e n t w i t h s e v e r a l e l e m e n t s o f i n £ l u e n c e - B u n g a l o w / C r a f t s m a n d r a w i n g u p o n t h e e a r l i e r S h i n g l e S t y l e . The M a r c h 1 6 , 1 9 0 5 m i n u t e s o f t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b s t a t e , " A r c h i t e c t F. F. F a r i s w a s p r e s e n t w i t h t h e p r e l i m i n a t r y d r a w i n g s o f t h e n e w b u i l d i n g , i n c l u d i n g e l e v a t i o n a n d p l a n o f t h e s e v e r a l f l o o r s . W h i l e s o m e m i n o r s u g g e s t i o n s a s t o c h a n g e s w e r e o f f e r e d , t h e g e n e r a l s c h e m e s e e m e d t o m e e t t h e h e a r t y a p p r o b a t i o n o f t h o s e p r e s e n t , a n d i t was s t a t e d t h a t t h e y w e r e i n s h a p e t o b e p r o m p t l y d e v e l o p e d . "

T h e l a r g e , t h r e e s t o r i e d C l u b H o u s e s t r u c t u r e f a c e s n o r t h a w a y f r o m t h e C i t y o f W h e e l i n g , f r o m a t o p i t s p l a c e o n w h a t b e c a m e k n o w n a s C o u n t r y C l u b H i l l , l o o k i n g t o w a r d i t s G o l f C o u r s e . T h e f r o n t n o r t h g a m b r e l e d r o o f c o v e r s a w i d e v e r a n d a w h i c h o r i g i n a l l y s u r r o u n d e d m o s t o f t h r e e s i d e s o f t h e s t r u c t u r e . T h i s w i d e p o r c h i s a c t u a l l y l o c a t e d o n t h e s e c o n d s t o r y , o r f i r s t s t o r y a b o v e g r o u n d , a n d i s e n t e r e d by a g r a n d c e n t r a l s t a i r . T h e v e r a n d a h a s a b o x e d b e a m c e i l i n g w i t h c r o w n c o r n i c e a r o u n d t h e b e a m s . B e t w e e n t h e b o x e d b e a m s i s t o n g u e a n d g r o o v e b e a d e d b o a r d . T h e c l a s s i c a l p o r t i c o i s s u p p o r t e d by Roman D o r i c c o l u m n s m a d e o f w o o d , a t t h e o u t e r s i d e s o f t h e r e c e s s e d p o r c h .

On t h e e a s t a n d w e s t r o o f p l a n e s a r e u n u s u a l d o r m e r s , m a t c h i n g , h i p p e d r o o f e d , w i t h t h r e e o n e a c h s i d e . T h e d o r m e r n e a r e s t t h e f r o n t o f t h e C l u b H o u s e h a s a d o u b l e w i n d o w o p e n i n g , t h e m i d d l e d o r m e r c o n t a i n s t h r e e w i n d o w o p e n i n g s , a n d t h e t h i r d d o r m e r c o n t a i n s t w o w i n d o w s w i t h a c e n t r a l p a n e l o f e q u a l s i z e . .

See continuation sheet

United States Department of the interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number 7 Page 2

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

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

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

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

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

Unlted State8 Department of tho Interior Natlonal Park Servlce

Natlonal Register of Historic Places Contlnuatlon Sheet

Section number 7 Page 3

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

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

T h e P r o a n d C a d d y H o u s e r e f l e c t s t h e C l u b H o u s e a n d f e a t u r e s m a n y o f i t s a r c h i t e c t u r a l e l e m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g s i d i n g , s t u c c o a n d a h a l f t i m b e r e d g a b l e w a l l . T h i s s t r u c t u r e , s i t u a t e d n e a r t h e f i r s t t e e , w a s u s e d b y t h e g o l f e r s f o r t e e - o f f a n d c a d d y a s s i g n m e n t s . T y p i c a l t o s u c h a n o p e r a t i o n w a s t h e s a l e a n d r e p a i r o f e q u i p m e n t . T h e S e r v a n t s ' R e s i d e n c e p r o v i d e d l o d g i n g f o r e m p l o y e e s o f t h e C l u b . U s e d n o w o n l y f o r s t o r a g e , t h i s s t r u c t u r e , t h o u g h s e c o n d a r y t o t h e o t h e r s , r e t a i n s m a n y o f i t s o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l s a n d f e a t u r e s , i n c l u d i n g a t i l e r o o f , o r i g i n a l w i n d o w s a n d d o o r s , a n d s i d i n g a g a i n r e f l e c t i v e o f t h e C l u b H o u s e .

8. Statement of Slqnificance Cert~fymg officlal has consldered the s~gn~ficance of thls property In relatlon to other prOpert1eS:

1 0 nationally statewde a locally

Applicable National Register Criteria A a B C

Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) A B C

Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) A r c h i t e c t u r e S o c i a l Historv

Significant Person r-l /A

1

Period of Significance Significant Dates 1 9 0 2 - 36 1902

1905 1936

Cultural Affiliation

ArchitectIBuilder F r e d e r i c k F a r i s Edward B a t e s F r a n z h e i m

State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above.

T h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b c o m p l e x i s s i g n ~ f i c a n t n o t o n l y b e c a u s e i t c o n t a i n s f i n e e x a m p l e s o f e a r l y 2 0 t h c e n t u r y a r c h i t e c t u r e b y 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 s , b u t , i n a d d i t i o n , i t r e p r e s e n t s a g l o r i o u s e r a o f W h e e l i n g ' s w e a l t h a n d h i s t o r y . B o r r o w i n g i t s s t y l e f r o m t h e f a s h i o n a b l e c o a s t a l r e s o r t s , t h e C l u b H o u s e a n d s u p p o r t i n g s t r u c t u r e s e p i t o m i z e s u m m e r r e c r e a t i o n a l a c t i v i t y i n a r e l a x e d , y e t e l e g a n t e n v i r o n m e n t .

T h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b was c h a r t e r e d o n N o v e m b e r 3, 1 9 0 2 . I t s f o u n d i n g m e m b e r s a n d h i s t o r y r e f l e c t t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d h i s t o r y o f t h e C i t y o f W h e e l i n g . T h e C l u b ' s i n c o r p o r a t o r s were i m p o r t a n t p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e c i t y ' s i n d u s t r i a l , f i n a n c i a l , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d b u s i n e s s h e r i t a g e t h a t c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e g r o w t h o f t h e s t a t e a n d n a t i o n . T h e f i v e f o u n d e r s w e r e p r o m i n e n t c i v i c a n d s o c i a l l e a d e r s w i t h i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t y :

B. W a l k e r P e t e r s o n - "A l i f e l o n g r e s i d e n t o f W h e e l i n g , f e w m e n h a v e b e e n m o r e c l o s e l y i d e n t i f i e d w i t h t h e b u s i n e s s a n d c i v i c a f f a i r s o f t h e c i t y , t h a n 5. W a l k e r P e t e r s o n . " A c i v i l e n g i n e e r b y t r a i n i n g , Mr. P e t e r s o n w a s p r e s i d e n t o f D o l l a r S a v i n g s a n d T r u s t C o m p a n y , p r e s i d e n t o f Warwood T o o l C o m p a n y , v i c e p r e s i d e n t o f W h e e l i n g T r a c t i o n C o m p a n y , a n d " a n i m p o r a n t f a c t o r i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d f i n a n c i a l a f f a i r s o f t h e c i t y . " f

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number 8 Page 2

H a r r y C . F r a n z h e i m - 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 . " 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 f u n i t u r e c o m p a n y t h a t l a t e r e v o l v e d i n t o t h e H. C. F r a n z h e i m Co. He w a s a l s o 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 n d d i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l Bank o f W e s t 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 . Mr. F r a n z h e i m " w a s a c i t i z e n w h o 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 . " '

B e n j a m i n M . H i l d r e t h - B e n j a m i n H i l d r e t h b e l o n g e d t o a p r o m i n e n t W h e e l i n g f a n i l y , h i s f a t h e r b e i n g a w e l l - r e s p e c t e d p h y s i c i a n a n d a d i r e c t d e c e n d e n t o f J o n a t h a n Z a n e , a f o u n d e r o f W h e e l i n g . Mr. H i l d r e t h w a s a c t i v e l y e n g a g e d i n t h e g l a s s b u s i n e s s f o r m a n y y e a r s , s e r v i n g a s s e c r e t a r y o f t h e N i c k l e P l a t e G l a s s W o r k s o f F o s t o r i a , O h i o , a n d s e c r e t a r y o f t h e B e a u m o n t G l a s s C ~ m p a n y . ~ T h e g l a s s i n d u s t r y w a s i m p o r t a n t t o W h e e l i n g w i t h v a r i o u s c o m p a n i e s p r o d u c i n g a f u l l - r a n g e o f g l a s s i t e m s f r o m p l a t e g l a s s t o u t i l i t a r i a n b o t t l e s t o f i n e c u t g l a s s m a d e b y s k i l l e d c r a f t s m e n .

J o h n L. D i c k e y - "A m e m b e r o f o n e o f t h e o l d a n d s t e r l i n g f a m i l i e s o f t h i s f a v o r e d s e c t i o n o f t h e s t a t e , " Dr. D i c k e y p r a c t i c e d m e d i c i n e i n w h i c h h e won a n h o n o r a b l e d i s t i n c t i o n . He f o u n d t i m e t o m a k e v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e p r e s s o f h i s p r o f e s s i o n a n d a s a m e m b e r o f t h e b o a r d o f e d u c a t i o n . He a l s o s e r v e d a s d i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l E x c h a n g e B a n k , t h e S e c u r i t y T r u s t C o m p a n y , M u t u a l E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y , t h e C i t y a n d E l m G r o v e R a i l r o a d , p r e s i d e n t o f N a t i o n a l T e l e p h o n e , a t r u s t e e o f L i n s l y ( s e r v i n g a s v i c e p r e s i d e n t b e f o r e s t u d y i n g m e d i c i n e ) a n d " i s a c t i v e i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f s o c i e t y , b o t h a s a p r o f e s s i o n a l man, a n d a s a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n . " 4

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S a m u e l S. B l o c h - " B l o c h B r o t h e r s T o b a c c o C o m p a n y , a g r e a t i n d u s t r y e m p l o y i n g f u l l y 5 0 0 p e o p l e . N e r e l y c o n s i d e r e d a s f u r n i s h i n g e m p l o y m e n t t o s o m a n y p e o p l e , i t i s a f a c t o r o f i m p o r t a n c e h e r e , w h i l e t h e e x c e l l e n c e o f i t s p r o d u c l h a s a d d e d g r e a t l y t o t h e c o m m e r c i a l p r e s t i g e o f W h e e l i n g . " W i t h h i s b r o t h e r , A a r o n , S a m u e l S. B l o c h f o u n d e d t h e c o m p a n y i n 1 8 8 0 a n d b e c a m e w e l l k n o w n t h r o u g h i t f a m o u s p r o d u c t , M a i l P o u c h C h e w i n g T o b a c c o . S a m u e l s e r v e d a s p r e s i d e n t a n d t r e a s u r e r o f t h e c o m p a n y t h a t s u r v i v e s t o d a y a n d s t i l l m a n u f a c t u r e s M a i l P o u c h .

On D e c e m b e r 2, 1 9 0 2 , t h e a b o v e f i v e s t o c k h o l d e r s , e a c h w i t h o n e s h a r e o f s t o c k w i t h a p a r v a l u e o f $lOO.CjO e a c h , met a n d n o r d e r e d t h a t t h e c a p i t a l s t o c k o f t h e c o m p a n y b e i n c r e a s e d t o 2 5 0 s h a r e s w i t h t h e p a r v a l u e o f $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 e a c h , a n d t h a t s u c h s t o c k b e o f f e r e d f o r s a l e f o r t h e p u r o s e o f r a i s i n g f u n d s t o c a r r y o n t h e b u s i n e s s o f t h e c o m p a n y . '" T h e n e a t s e v e r a l y e a r s were s p e n t o n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d B y - l a w s , w i t h r e s u l t i n g A r t i c l e I1 s t a t i n g t h a t ' 'The C o u n t r y C l u b i s e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h e e n c o u r a g e m e n t o f a t h e l e t i c e x e r c i s e s a n d s p o r t s , a n d t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n 9 m a i n t e n a n c e o f p l a c e s f o r r e a d i n g r o o m s a n d s o c i a l m e e t i n g s . "

T h e C l u b g r e w i n m e m b e r s h i p a n d p r o p e r t y . T h e s i t e o f t h e C l u b H o u s e a n d G o l f C o u r s e r e s e m b l e d a " p a t c h w o r k q u i l t " o f l a n d p u c h a s e d o r l e a s e d . T h e m a j o r i t y o f l a n d w a s t h e p r o p e r t y k n o w n a s t h e C a m p b e l l H i l l F a r m a n d w a s l e a s e d f r o m Mrs. J a n e E . M c L u r e . A d d i t i o n a l l a n d w a s l e a s e d f r o m t h e H i g h l a n d G o l f C l u b , a h o l d i n g c o m p a n y , a n d J a n e W . C a m p b e l l B a t e s a n d W i l l i a m J . B a t e s , w i f e a n d h u s b a n d . O v e r t h e n e x t s i x t y y e a r s , t h e C l u b c o n t i n u e d t o l e a s e , a n d p u r c h a s e w h e n a v a i l a b l e , l a n d i n o r d e r t o o p e r a t e .

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

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A c c e s s t o t h e C l u b w a s a l w a y s a m a t t e r o f c o n c e r n . I n t h e e a r l y 1 9 0 0 1 s , t h i s a r e a w a s c o n s i d e r e d r e m o t e f r o m W h e e l i n g , a n d t h e i m p r o v e m e n t o f t h e W e s t L i b e r t y - B e t h a n y P i k e (WV R o u t e 88) up t h e h i l l , k n o w n l o c a l l y a s " C o u n t r y C l u b H i l l , " p a s s e d t h e C l u b w a s o f c o n c e r n . One s o l u t i o n i n a s s u r i n g e a s y a c c e s s t o a n d f r o m t h e C l u b was t h a t t h e C l u b p r o v i d e d c a r r i a g e , t h e n a u t o m o b i l e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o i t s m e m b e r s f r o m t h e j u n c t i o n o f B e t h a n y P i k e a n d N a t i o n a l R o a d a t t h e X l t e n h e i m s t o p o f t h e C i t y a n d E l m G r o v e l i n e .

T h e m e m b e r s h i p g r e w o v e r t h e y e a r s ; t h e r e w e r e r e s i d e n t , n o n - r e s i d e n t , h o n o r a r y a n d j u n i o r m e m b e r s h i p s . - Women w e r e n o t g r a n t e d m e m b e r s h i p , b u t d e s i g n a t e d a s a s s o c i a t e s . T h e m i n u t e s r e f l e c t t h a t m u c h t i a e a n d a t t e n t i o n was g i v e n t o t h e s t a t u s o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l m e m b e r s a s t o w h e t h e r t h e i r d u e s w e r e p a i d , t h e i r a c c o u n t s p a i d , t h e i r c o n d u c t w a s a c c e p t a b l e ( s o m e m e m b e r s w e r e w a r n e d o f t h e i r d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r ) , a n d o t h e r s e e m i n g l y p e t t y c o n c e r n s . One member c l a i m e d h e w a s o v e r c h a r g e d t e n c e n t s a n d i t t o o k b o a r d a c t i o n t o g r a n t h im a c r e d i t t o h i s a c c o u n t .

F o r t h i r t y y e a r s t h e C l u b g r e w a n d p r o s p e r e d . I t w a s n o t u n t i l t h e e a r l y 1 9 3 0 ' s t h a t t h e e f f e c t o f t h e s t o c k m a r k e t c r a s h a n d r e s u l t i n g d e p r e s s i o n b e g i n t o t a k e a t o l l o n t h e m e m b e r s h i p . I n o r d e r t o m e e t i t s i n d e b t e d n e s s a n d o b l i g a t i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r t h e l a n d l e a s e s , t h e C l u b h a d t o a s s e s s i t s d e c r e a s i n g m e m b e r s h i p i n g r e a t e r a m o u n t s . T h e m o n t h l y m i n u t e s r e f l e c t t h e a r r e a r s o f d u e s a n d t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f n u m e r o u s m e m b e r s . T h e A p r i l 2 2 , 1 9 3 2 m i n u t e s o f t h e B o a r d c o n t a i n s a c o p y o f a l e t t e r t o t h e H i g h l a n d G o l f C l u b s t a t i n g , i n p a r t , " D u r i n g t h e l a s t q u a r t e r o f 1 9 3 1 a n d t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1 9 3 2 , t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b l o s t many m e m b e r s , o c c a s i o n e d i n m o s t i n s t a n c e s by h i g h d u e s , $ 1 6 0 . 0 0 , p e r a n n u m p l u s $ 1 6 . 0 0 , w a r t a x , o r $ 1 7 6 . 0 0 . F o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o o b t a i n n e w m e m b e r s t o r e p l a c e t h o s e r e s i g n e d , r e s u l t i n g i n a l a r g e d e c r e a s e i n i n c o m e , s o t h a t t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s n o w f i n d s i t i m p o s s i b l e t o m e e t t h a t p a r t o f t h e r e n t a l p a y a b l e u n d e r t h e l e a s e w i t h t h e H i g h l a n d Go l f C l u b .. .."

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T h e r e s u l t , a s w i t h s o m a n y W h e e l i n g r e s i d e n t s a n d b u s i n e s s e s , w a s t h a t t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u h d e c l a r e d b a n k r u p t c y o n N o v e m b e r 9 , 1 9 3 6 . On N o v e m b e r 2 5 , 1 9 3 6 , W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b , I n c . w a s i n c o r p o r a t e d a s a n o t f o r p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n . U n d e r b a n k r u p t c y p r o t e c t i o n , a p l a n o f r e o r g a n i z a t i o n w a s c o n f i r m e d o n N o v e m b e r 2 7 , 1 9 3 6 , w h i c h d i r e c t e d t h e t r u s t e e t o s e l l t o t h e n e w l y f o r m e d W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b , I n c . t h e r e a l e s t a t e , b u i l d i n g s , a n d e q u i p m e n t : o f t h e f o r m e r W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b a n d t h e H i g h l a n d G o l f C l u b , t h e l a t t e r h a v i n g d e c l a r e d b a n k r u p t c y a t t h e same t ime.

T h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b , I n c . c o n t i n u e d t o o p e r a t e a t i t s f a c i l i t i e s , w h i c h a r e t h e s u b j e c t o f t h i s n o m i n a t i o n , l o c a t e d o n t h e f o r m e r C a m p b e l l H i l l F a r m u n t i l 1 9 8 0 . I n t h a t y e a r , t h e C l u b r e l o c a t e d t o a n e w c l u b h o u s e , s w i m m i n g , t e n n i s a n d g o l f i n g c o m p l e x a t t h e t o p o f " C o u n t r y C l u b H i l l . " T h e C l u b r e t a i n e d t h e g o l f c o u r s e w i t h t h e l a y o u t b e i n g r e c o n f i g u r e d t o t h e new l o c a t i o n . T h e y t h e n s o l d i n t o p r i v a t e o w n e r s h i p a 3 0 . 8 2 a c r e t r a c t c o n t a i n i n g t h e o r i g i n a l C l u b H o u s e , t h e P r o a n d C a d d y H o u s e , t h e S e r v a n t s ' Q u a r t e r s a n d t h e F r a n z h e i m B u n g a l o w .

G o l f i n g w a s t h e m a j o r a c t i v i t y , a n d m o s t l i k e l y t h e p r i m a r y c a u s e f o r t h e f o u n d i n g , o f t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b . D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y o n h o l i d a y s , t h e C l u b a n d i t s G o l f C o u r s e was t h e s i t e o f m a n y t o u r n a m e n t s . S o m e were f o r m e m b e r s o n l y , o t h e r s b y i n v i t a t i o n . T h e C l u b a l s o f e a t u r e d s p e c i a l e v e n t s s u c h a s h a v i n g T o m m y A r m o u r , N a t i o n a l O p e n G o l f C h a m p i o n , g i v e a e x h i b i t i o n i n A u g u s t o f 1 9 2 7 , a n d G e n e S a r a z e n i n 1 9 2 9 . A t t h e J u n e 2 0 , 1 9 3 0 M e e t i n g o f t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , t h e B o a r d o f t h e C l u b e l e c t e d R o b e r t T . J o n e s a s a n H o n o r a r y L i f e M e m b e r i n t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b , a n d t h e p r e s i d e n t was r e q u e s t e d t o c a b l e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o r . J o n e s u p o n h i s v i c t o r y i n w i n n i n g t h e E n g l i s h O p e n G o l f C h a m p i o n s h i p . T h e C l u b a l s o p r o v i d e d t e n n i s c o u r t s f o r i t s m e m b e r s h i p , a n d t h e m i n u t e s r e f l e c t t h a t s o m e m e m b e r s f e l t t h a t t h e w o m e n w e r e m o n o p o l i z i n g t h e c o u r t s . T h e C l u b H o u s e p r o v i d e d f a c i l i t i e s f o r C l u b s p o n s o r e d d i n n e r s a n d d a n c e s , a n d , o f c o u r s e , t h e m e m b e r s c o u l d u t i l i z e t h e d i n i n g r o o m s a n d b a l l r o o m f o r t h e i r p r i v a t e f u n c t i o n s .

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A s s t a t e d p r e v i o u s l y , t h i s c o m p l e x o f b u i l d i n g s c a p t u r e s t h e e s s e n c e o f a n e a r l i e r , g e n t e e l e r a i n W h e e l i n g ' s h i s t o r y . I n d i v i d u a l l y a n d t o g e t h e r t h e b u i l d i n g s r e p r e s e n t a t i m e o f a f f l u e n c e a n d l e i s u r e . A d d i t i o n a l l y , n o w h e r e i n W h e e l i n g c a n o n e f i n d a f i n e r g r o u p i n g o f f o u r b u i l d i n g s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e B u n g a l o w / C r a f t s m a n p e r i o d . T h e y a r e a l s o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w o r k s o f 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 s :

F r e d e r i c k F. F a r i s ( 1870-1927) was c o n s i d e r e d a t t h e t i m e o f h i s d e a t h t o b e d e a n o f W h e e l i n g ' s a r c h i t e c t s , a n d h a d t h e d i s t i n c t i o n a t t h a t t i s e o f d e s i g n i n g t h e t a l l e s t b u i l d i n g , t h e S c h m u l b a c h B u i l d i n g , a n d t h e l o n g e s t b u i l d i n g , t h e M a r k e t A u d i t o r i u m , i n t h e s t a t e . O t h e r s t r u c t u r e s o f n o t e i n c l u d e W h e e l i n g E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y , t h e F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k o f West V i r g i n i a , t h e W h e e l i n g I n t e l l i g e n c e r , t h e f o r m e r p u b l i c l i b r a r y , t h e S c o t t i s h C a t h e d r a l , a n d n u m e r o u s s c h o o l s i n c l u d i n g T r i a d e l p h i a J u n i o r H i g h S c h o o l a n d M a d i s o n S c h o o l . M a n y o f h i s b u i l d i n g s s t a n d t o d a y a s c o n t r i b u t i n g b u i l d i n g s i n W h e e l i n g ' s h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t s . R e g r e t f u l l y , s e v e r a l o f h i s b u i l d i n g s h a v e b e e n d e m o l i s h e d .

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b e c a m e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e E. W . W e l l s a r c h i t e c t f i r m . He l a t e r f o r m e d a p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h J o s e p h L e i n e r u n d e r t h e n a m e o f F a r i s & L e i n e r . T h a t p a r t n e r s h i p was d i s s o l v e d a n d Mr. F a r i s b e c a m e a p a r t n e r i n t h e c o m p a n y o f F r a n z h e i m , G i e s e y & F a r i s . Mr. F r a n z h e i m r e t i r e d f r o m t h a t c o m p a n y a n d t h e f i r m t h e n c o n t i n u e d u n d e r t h e n a m e o f F a r i s & G i e s e y . F o r t h e p a s t ( l a s t ) 2 1 y e a r s Mr. F a r i s m a i n t a i n e d h i s own o r g a n i z a t i o n . ( 9 8

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t o f u r t h e r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t , b o t h m a t e r i a l a n d i d e a l i s t i c , o f t h e c i t y o f W h e e l i n g . T h e many b e a u t i f u l b u i l d i n g s f o r w h i c h h e d r e w t h e p l a n s s t a n d a s m e m o r i a l s t o Mr. F a r i s , who s u c c e e d e d i n e a c h e n d e a v o r t o a d d t o t h e a r c h i t e c t u r a l b e a u t y o f t h e c i t y . I n t h e e r e c t i o n o f s e v e r a l b u i l d i n g s i n t h e c i t y a n d s t a t e Mr. F a r i s d o n a t e d h i s s e r v i c e s , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s , i n a p o s i t i v e m a n n e r , t h e p u b l i c s p i r i t e d n e s s w h i c h h e i n v a r i a b l y p l a c e d b e f o r e m a t e r i a l g a i n . He was a n a c t i v e c l u b w o r k e r i n v a r i o u s o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h c i t y , a n d t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s a s w e l l a s h i s l a r g e c i c l e o f f r i e n d s w i l l s i n c e r e l y m o u r n t h e p a s s i n g o f Mr. F a r i s . 6

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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 c e s s f u l a n d b e s t k n o w n 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 . H e 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 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 . 13 0 Mr. F r a n z h e i m i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r n i n e b u i l d i n g s 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 a n d t w o s t r u c t u r e s 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 o f H i s t o r i c P l a c e s : t h e L o w e r C e n t r e M a r k e t H o u s e a n d 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 . T h o u g h 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 , 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 a 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 . H e d e s i g n e d s o m e 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 . Among t h e s e , t h e F r a n z h e i m h o u s e a n d F u l t o n h o u s e a r e e x a m p l e s o f 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 , w h i l e h i s 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 n 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 . W o o d w a r d F r a n z h e i m h o u s e . O t h e r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t y l e s i n w h i c h h e e x c e l l e d i n c l u d e C o l o n i a l , S p a n i s h C o l o n i a l a n d Q u e e n Anne.

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1. C h a r l e s A . W i n g e r t e r , E d i t o r , H i s t o r y o f G r e a t e r W h e e l i n g V i c i n i t y ( C h i c a g o : T h e L e w i s P u b l i s h i n g CY) p. 5 2 2 .

2 . 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 , 1 9 1 5 . - 3. 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 ~ r e s e n t 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 . 6 5 7 .

4. H i s t o r y o f t h e U p p e r O h i o V a l l e y ( M a d i s o n : B r a n t & F u l l e r -- P r i n t i n g Co . ) p p . 2 6 6 - 2 6 7 .

5 . W i n g e r t e r , H i s t o r y o f G r e a t e r W h e e l i n q and V i c i n i t y , p. 5 2 3 . - 6. M i n u t e s -- o f t h e W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b ( W h e e l i n g ) D e c e m b e r 2 , - 1 9 0 2 , p . 4 .

7 . M i n u t e s of the W h e e l i n g C o u n t r y C l u b ( W h e e l i n g ) J a n u a r y 2 3 , 1 9 0 5 , p . 7 .

8. - T h e W h e e l i n g N e w s R e g i s t e r ( W h e e l i n g ) J u n e 2 1 , 1 9 2 7 .

9 . - T h e W h e e l i n g I n t e l l i g e n c e r ( W h e e l i n g ) J u n e 2 1 , 1 9 2 7 .

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