History of One romney

 The land on which this house stands was originally part of a large farm owned by John Goshorn (1790-1869), a successful dry goods and notions merchant. 

After his death, the property was apparently transferred to his son, William Goshorn (1814–1891). William’s obituary states that he was “one of Wheeling’s most prominent citizens and one who was long identified with the commercial progress of the city.” Wheeling City Directories from 1888 and 1890-91 list his occupation as “capitalist.” 

But today, he is more well-known as the owner of escaped slave Lucy Bagby. In 1861, William Goshorn traveled to Cleveland to regain his “property,” thought to be the last slave returned to the south under the Fugitive Slave Law.  

William Hervey, probably a grandson of William Goshorn, next owned the farm until 1911, when Beech Glen Land Corporation took over ownership and divided the land into building lots. 

In early 1915, Molly and Joseph Beuter purchased lots 39 and 40, where 1 Romney Road now stands, facing National Road. They probably build the home a few years later.   Beuter was listed as sales manager for Wheeling Corrugating in the 1907-09 city directory, as mill foreman by 1911-12, and as employed at Dean and Beuter, “accountants and insurance” in the 1924 directory.  

Hans L. and Mary Schreck purchased the property in 1920. The 1921-22 Wheeling City Directory lists Schreck as an engineer with Wheeling Steel Corporation. 

Tax records indicate that Orion and Edna Koller became owners of the property, but they probably didn’t live there. The 1924 city directory shows that Orion Koller’s aunt, Amelia Pfeiffer Schultze and her husband William were the occupants at that time. Having worked in and around saloons during much of his career, Schultze (1872-1930) is likely to have been the person who built a still that later owners found hidden in the home. This discovery led to the home being featured on the HGTV series “If These Walls Could Talk.”  

The property then passed through several Schultze relatives: from the Kollers to Amelia Schultze in late 1932, to their daughter Helen Schultze Jones, then to Helen’s husband Herbert Jones, and finally to Herbert’s subsequent wife Doris Jones, who sold it early in 1987 to John and Linda Kerr. 

In April of 2022, Jesse and Carah Blount became owners of the property and are excited to carry on the history and honor the memories of all who have passed through this amazing home.