John McLure House, also known as the Hans Phillips House, Lawrence Sands House, and Daniel Zane House, is a historic home located on

Wheeling Island Wheeling Island is the most populated island in the Ohio River. It lies within the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. The 2000 census showed a resident population of 3,142 people on the island, which has a land area ...

at Wheeling,

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. It was built between 1853 and 1856 hen the island was a part of Virginia and is a three-story, Federal-style brick dwelling. A two-story rear addition was built before 1870. A semi-circular columned

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and two-story, projecting side bay, were added in the late 19th century and added

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elements to the home. A "widow's walk" was placed on the roof sometime after McLure's death. It was the home of Captain John McLure (1816-1893), an American steamboat master, boatbuilder, and capitalist. It was listed on the

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in 1991. It is located in the Wheeling Island Historic District.

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