Avery Street Civil War hospital building purchased, will be renovated
The former Civil War hospital on Avery Street in Parkersburg was purchased by Wood County
A structure that has represented over 180 years will be remodeled and turned into the new home of two region organizations.
Wood Region Monetary Improvement reported in a Facebook post Tuesday that it bought the previous Nationwide conflict medical clinic on Avery Road.
As per WCED Leader Chief Lindsey Piersol, WCED bought the structure in June for $111,000 with government reserve finances it got for 2022/2023. As per Wood Area Assessor records they bought it from 4Vision LLC.
She said they initially got the assets for modern redevelopment on Stop Road.
“The sticker price there simply wasn’t plausible,” Piersol said.
Avery Street Civil War hospital building purchased, will be renovated: The previous Nationwide conflict clinic on Avery Road in Parkersburg was bought by Wood District Monetary Improvement in June with plans to revamp and find their workplaces in it. ( Photograph Gave)
So all things considered they inquired as to whether they could change the utilization of the assets for the redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg and Congress supported it, she said.
Piersol said WCED picked the structure in view of its verifiable importance and on the grounds that it is situated on a really downtown lane.
As per the More prominent Parkersburg Show and Guests Department’s Memorable Manual for Wood District, the structure, otherwise called the Henry Logan House, is situated at 402 Avery St. what’s more, is a two-story Government style block home worked in 1842.
The aide said the structure was bought from Henry Logan and afterward worked as one of five US Armed force clinics from 1863-1865. It said that the structure is the only one of the five medical clinics actually standing.
As per the aide, the structure was a regular citizen medical clinic during the 1890s and an option was included 1986 on the south side of the structure.
The sign from when the property was an eye center can in any case be found before the structure.
As indicated by Piersol, WCED plans to redesign the structure.
“The outside … it will be revamped, new rooftop, new windows, new entryway, repainted,” she said, yet the external will have a similar look.
She likewise said that within will be remodeled and WCED and Downtown PKB will move into the structure and use it for their workplaces.
Avery Street Civil War hospital building purchased, will be renovated: As per its site, Downtown PKB is a not-for-profit that attempts to work on midtown Parkersburg to all the more likely help existing business foundations, encourage speculation and pioneering exercises, set out midtown living open doors and advance the travel industry.
Piersol said there are as yet a few stages that must be taken before redesigns can begin because of the assets for the structure coming from the U.S. Division of Lodging and Metropolitan Turn of events. The means incorporate leading a stage I natural review and working with the State Notable Conservation Office. She said they additionally need to hold an open bid process for the redesign work.
“I would trust around this time one year from now we would be in the structure or near being in the structure,” Piersol said.
The response from the local area has been positive, as indicated by Piersol.
“Individuals appear to be exceptionally energized that a structure is being revamped rather than destroyed,” she said.
As per Piersol, WCED is amped up for remodeling the structure and they intend to share refreshes on their web-based entertainment pages. She said they need to be as open as possible about the entire cycle so they can empower more memorable protection in Parkersburg.
“We’re eager to have a home there,” Piersol said about the structure.
