West Virginia Independence Hall

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West Virginia Independence Hall is a historic 19th-century government building in Wheeling that served as the birthplace of the state of West Virginia during the Civil War.

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West Virginia Independence Hall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark ⓘ
government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
museum ⓘ
architect Ammi B. Young ⓘ
architecturalStyle Italianate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse historic site museum ⓘ
dateConstructionCompleted 1860 ⓘ
dateConstructionStarted 1858 ⓘ
exhibits Civil War history of West Virginia ⓘ
statehood movement of West Virginia ⓘ
hasCategory Government buildings completed in 1860 ⓘ
History museums in West Virginia ⓘ
Museums in Wheeling, West Virginia ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia ⓘ
hasChamber convention hall ⓘ
restored courtroom ⓘ
hasFeature arched windows ⓘ
central cupola ⓘ
rusticated stone base ⓘ
hasFloorCount 3 ⓘ
hasRoofType hipped roof ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Downtown Wheeling Historic District ⓘ
Ohio County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
Wheeling, West Virginia ⓘ
managedBy West Virginia Division of Culture and History ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
NHLDesignationDate 1988 ⓘ
NRHPListingDate 1969 ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
originalFunction United States Custom House ⓘ
federal courthouse ⓘ
post office ⓘ
ownedBy State of West Virginia ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia
partOf Wheeling National Heritage Area ⓘ
roleInHistory birthplace of the state of West Virginia ⓘ
significantEvent First Wheeling Convention ⓘ
Restored Government of Virginia sessions ⓘ
Second Wheeling Convention ⓘ
streetAddress 1528 Market Street ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
usedFor convention hall ⓘ
state government offices ⓘ

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Wheeling, West Virginia → hasHistoricBuilding → West Virginia Independence Hall ⓘ