City Bank Windows
City Bank Building built in 1891 is a 6 story Victorian granite and brick building at 1300 Market St, Wheeling WV. Part of the Historical District and now listed as a Professional Building.
From the Ohio County Public Library: The extreme height from the pavement to the apex, which is in the form of a conventionalized fleur-de-lis, is 125 feet. The front, which is of gray granite from the quarries of Maine, profusely carved. The ground floor is handsomely ornamented by big pillars of polished Johnsbury granite, the whole being very massive and imposing in effect.
Messrs. Renhalter & Co., the contractors, have spared no pains to make this the finest front in the state, this being their first contract in Wheeling. There will be twenty-six rooms, exclusive of the banking room on the first floor. These will be reached by a rapid Otis hydraulic elevator, and will be devoted to general office purposes. All will be finished in Georgia pine, in natural finish, with stationary washstands, hot and cold water. The water will be drawn from an artesian well underneath the building. The architect for the building was Edward B Franzheim.
From the Wheeling Intelligencer: It is interesting to note that this building was the first to use the Bostwick fire-proof steel laths made by the Wheeling Company because in January 1921 a fire nearly consumed two 5th floor rooms and it is believed the lath preventing even worse damage.
