Mount Saint Joseph, also known as Holloway Estate, is a historic house and

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located near Wheeling,

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. The Holloway House was built in 1854; the original farmhouse is two stories and measures 35 feet by 45 feet. In 1917 it was purchased by W. W. Holloway (1886-1969), the son of prominent Wheeling businessman John Jacob Holloway. W. W. Holloway had married into the

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in 1911 by his marriage to Margaret Louise Glass. They made two additions to the house in the 1920s; one with a garage and apartment above, and an L-shaped addition which became the main living quarters. Located on the property is an immense, three winged structure built as the motherhouse for the Sisters of St. Joseph. It is a

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building built in 1954–1956. Also on the property are a contributing cold storage building,

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, and bathhouse. It was listed on the

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in 2008.

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