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Cathedral Parish School
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National Register of Historic Places

Cathedral Parish School

Also known as Wheeling Catholic Elementary School

On the National Register since 199729 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 1997Wheeling
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Cathedral Parish School

Cathedral Parish School, at Jct. of 14th and Byron Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 9, 1997. The Register lists it for its education, religion and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 30 other West Virginia listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPrimary school in West Virginia, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 104 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Jct. of 14th and Byron Sts., Wheeling · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cathedral Parish SchoolStart here
  2. 2Charles W. Russell HouseMid-19th Century · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Monroe Street East Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4L. S. Good HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Lang-Hess HouseLate Victorian · 0.2 mi on
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWheeling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger StationBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 mi★West Virginia Independence HallBuilt 18590.2 miBWarwood Fire Station20th Century Neo-Classical0.3 miBRiverside Iron Works Office BuildingBuilt 18960.3 miBRobert W. Hazlett HouseSecond Empire0.4 miDWheeling Historic District (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.4 miBRobert C. Woods HouseItalianate0.4 miBCenter Wheeling MarketBuilding0.5 miDCentre Market Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 miDCentre Market Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miDWheeling Warehouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBHarry C. and Jessie F. Franzheim HouseLate Victorian0.5 miBJohn McLure HouseMid-19th Century0.5 mi★Wheeling Suspension BridgeBuilt 18490.5 miBVirginia ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miDNorth Wheeling Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 miBHenry K. List HouseRenaissance Revival · Built 18580.5 mi
More like it

Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.

L. S. Good House0.1 mi away
William Miles Tiernan House2 mi away
Woodsdale-Edgewood Neighborhood Historic District2 mi away

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Questions about Cathedral Parish School

Is Cathedral Parish School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 9, 1997 (Register number 96001572).

Is Cathedral Parish School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; West Virginia has 18 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is West Virginia Independence Hall, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Cathedral Parish School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Cathedral Parish School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 104 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86535933 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.