Wheeling Custom House (West Virginia Independence Hall) Restoration, 1964-1996 (Includes facsimiles)

Kemp served as a consultant on the restoration of the Wheeling Custom House, an Italianate building known for its innovative rolled wrought iron beams, floor arches and cast iron columns. The Wheeling Custom House (also known as West Virginia Independence Hall) was the site of the state's constitutional conventions in 1863. Box includes correspondence, minutes, engineering drawings, financial statements, photographs, booklets, etc. Subjects include the Wheeling Custom House, West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, and building restoration. The following item was moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4, Folder 2: Four sheets of engineering drawings (1978).