FOW Tour - 46 Eureka Avenue

Friends of Wheeling toured 46 Eureka Avenue on March 8, 2025.

Deed records show that the lot on which this house stands was purchased by Oscar Leslie Teagarden and his wife Alma from the Pleasant Valley Land Company in the fall of 1913. In late 1922, Lewis J. and Julia Beck purchased the lot from the Teagardens for $450, and the Becks sold it in the spring of 1925 to Edward and Ella Dailey. City Directories suggest that the Daileys were the first owners of the house itself.

Edward A. Dailey (1873-1938), the son of Irish immigrants, was listed as a fireman in the 1928 directory, when the street address was 4 Eureka. Ella’s occupation was shown as inspector at Wheeling Stamping Company. Dailey’s death certificate lists him as retired engineer with Reymann Packing Company.

In the fall of 1945, widow Ella Dailey sold the property to Theresa and Charles A. Bischof, aka Charles Bishop (Sr., 1912-1983), advertising manager for the Times Leader Newspaper. Bishop’s children, Michael and Sue (Beasi), became the owners following the death of their father, and their brother, Charles L. “Charlie” Bishop (Jr., shown on the right) lived in the home for many years. Charlie Bishop (1938-2019) was a reporter for the Associated Press and the Wheeling News Register and founded a book business, “The Bishop of Books.” For 40 years, he specialized in writing and lecturing on the literature of alcoholism and was an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Research, Education, & Training on Addiction.

Following Bishop’s death, Edward Hoskins purchased the property in the fall of 2019. Next door neighbors Jeffrey Fleahman and Carol Yanego purchased it in March 2023. Jeff & Carol have renovated the property and it is now an Airbnb.

Prepared by Jeanne Finstein, Friends of Wheeling
March 8, 2025.

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