Constructed
in 1894, the building housed a wholesale grocery business and
was owned by A.C. Egerter who served as mayor of Wheeling. The
project involved the cooperation of The Community Development
Block Grant program and The Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation
as well as private investment. The dominant features of the building
were identified and reinforced while ensuring the building’s
future longevity. The project was a cooperative effort between
Kayafas Architects and our preservation consultants, Heritage
Architectural Associates, and was completed in 1999.
The
storefront level had undergone many adaptations through the years.
Portions of the most recent storefront and signboard were removed
to expose the arches in their entirety. New cast stone bases and
awnings were replicated to complete the composition. Cooperation
between the building owner, tenants and the grantor was paramount
to the successful outcome.
