Edemar
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"Edemar", also known as Stifel Fine Arts Center, is a historic house and national historic district
located at Wheeling
, Ohio County, West Virginia
. The district includes two contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The main house was built between 1910 and 1914, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick and concrete Classical Revival
mansion with a steel frame. The front facade features a full width portico
with pediment supported by six Corinthian order
columns. Also on the property are a contributing brick, tiled roofed three bay carriage barn/garage; fish pond; and formal garden. The Stifel family occupied the home until 1976, when the family gave it to the Oglebay Institute
to be used as the Stifel Fine Arts Center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1992.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Wheeling
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Ohio County, West Virginia
Ohio County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...
. The district includes two contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The main house was built between 1910 and 1914, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick and concrete Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
mansion with a steel frame. The front facade features a full width portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
with pediment supported by six Corinthian order
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
columns. Also on the property are a contributing brick, tiled roofed three bay carriage barn/garage; fish pond; and formal garden. The Stifel family occupied the home until 1976, when the family gave it to the Oglebay Institute
Oglebay Institute
Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, Oglebay Institute is a 501 non-profit organization incorporated in 1930.-History:The organization’s founder, Earl W. Oglebay willed his country estate to the City of Wheeling for use “...as a public park for the enjoyment, recreation and education of the greatest...
to be used as the Stifel Fine Arts Center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992.