The view shows Wheeling's City Building, a large stone municipal hall with a clock tower and several domed pavilions, beside the red brick jail with its crenellated corner tower. Curving walks, young trees, and a fountain fill the landscaped grounds in the foreground. Wheeling was an Ohio Valley industrial city and had served as West Virginia's capital from 1863 to 1870 and again from 1875 to 1885. The city building and jail stood together as a civic group, placing government and correction in one formal setting.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I will write a
letter later send
Helenes dress and
I will make it
would be glad
to help you out
any way I can
send 2 dresses if
you have them
We are all pretty well
Lizzie
Thin white border; tear with paper loss along the top edge and a light crease at upper right. Divided-back era litho print.
Postmark: ELM GROVE MAR 13 10 AM 1914 W. VA. Divided-back "POST CARD" with green heading, "MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE." / "ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE.", C.T. Photochrom imprint; copyright by S. R. McCoy printed at lower left of picture; light soiling, creasing and a small tear at top edge.
Cite this card
City Building and Jail, Wheeling, WV, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-building-and-jail-wheeling-wv-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.
