County

[35] Ohio Co, WV

Sides Painted

Color

Black

Structure

Brick Building

Unique Characteristics

Unique Sign

Still Standing

Yes

Credits

Photos 1-3 by Myron Huffman (ca. 1970's).

Photos 4, 5 & 32 by Larry Zinn (Feb. 1, 1988).

Photos 6 & 7 by unknown (1998).

Photo 8 by Dave Tower (1999).

Photos 9-17 & 34-36 by unknown.

Photo 18 by Martha Dougherty (2001).

Photo 19 by Steven Rotsch (2004).

Photo 20 by unknown (Mar. 7, 2009).

Photo 21 by James Thorton (2008).

Photos 22-24 by Martha Dougherty (June 16, 2015).

Photo 25 by Val Baldwin Carnell (May 24, 2015).

Photo 26 by Bob Cork (Summer 2018).

Photo 27 by Kilgore Trout (June 6, 2020).

Photo 28 by Jill Curnutt-Howerton (June 18, 2020).

Photo 29 by Bruce Murgo (June 25, 2020).

Photo 30 by Kenneth Cunningham (May 16, 2022).

Photos 31 & 37 by Jim Wohlfeil (Oct. 30, 2023).

Photo 33 by unknown (Bloch Bros. Collection).

Photo 38 Google satellite image.

Other Information

Photos 1-31 are views of the Mail Pouch sign on the east side of the building.

Photos 32-37 are views of the Mail Pouch sign on the south end of the building.

Where to find it

On 40th St., between Water St. and Jacob St., in Wheeling. Brown brick building. Building is built up against the east end of the building that has the two signs for MPS 48-35-03. Two signs for this entry. Sign on south end is faded. Sign on east side has black background.

Address

7 40th St

City

Wheeling

State

Zipcode

26003

Country

USA

Latitude

40° 02.50'

Longitude

-80° 43.56'

lat

40.04166837

lng

-80.72596299