Qualla: Julia-Ann Square Historic District https://qualla.com/julia-ann-square-historic-district en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/y/p/julia-ann-square-historic-district-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Julia-Ann Square Historic District https://qualla.com/julia-ann-square-historic-district Julia-Ann Square Historic District: Introduction https://qualla.com/julia-ann-square-historic-district/ Photo credit Jstewall at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Sometime in the late 19th century, a wealthy Parkersburg family quite literally turned their house around. The Van Winkle-Wix House, built in 1836 by Peter Van Winkle on what was then the western edge of Parkersburg, had originally faced west onto Murdoch Avenue. By 1900, after a long series of expansions that added a third floor, a north wing, multiple turrets, and a steady accumulation of spires, the family reversed the entrance to face Ann Street. The change was practical rather than symbolic. Ann Street had become the more important address in the meantime. The house is one of 116 contributing structures in what is now the Julia-Ann Square Historic District, the heart of Parkersburg's 19th-century residential elite.

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