The Sackville House was an historic, American building that was located at 309 East Wheeling Street in

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before it was demolished in 1980.

History and architectural features

The seventeen-room building was constructed in 1884 by John Vester. Ownership of the building passed to Vester's nephew Leo Sackville in 1943. It was added to the

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on November 21, 1976. By the late 1970s, the building had been converted to three apartments. Sackville's widow later sold the building to the

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. As the college's plans for the building's demolition progressed, the

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and the college discussed the possibility of preserving the building; however, zoning issues with East Washington, the projected $40,000 costs of moving, and the additional cost to restore the building after being converted to apartments halted that effort. By 1982, the Olin Fine Arts Center was completed. The

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's Bureau for Historic Preservation was notified of the building's demolition on June 1, 2010. It was formally de-listed from the

on August 24, 2010, roughly 20 years after its demolition. It continues to be designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the

References

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