Harry C. and Jessie F. Franzheim House

West Virginia, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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This historic home, located on Wheeling Island in Wheeling, West Virginia, exemplifies the Shingle style architecture popular in the late nineteenth century. Built in 1897 and designed by Edward Bates Franzheim, the three-story dwelling sits on a sandstone foundation and features distinctive architectural details including a cross gambrel roof with an extended slope, two round towers with curved-glass windows, and a wide front porch supported by Ionic order columns. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, it forms part of the Wheeling Island Historic District and remains a notable example of residential architecture from its era.