The Deming-Markey-Ridenhour house, 1102-1104 Juliana St. Charles Deming, who died April 1861, built the house around 1860. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

PARKERSBURG — The owners of the Deming-Markey-Ridenhour house at 1102-1104 Juliana St. in the Julia-Ann Square Historic District want people to know about the history of the old house.

The house was built around 1860 by Charles Deming, a sea captain from New England who moved to Parkersburg during the oil and gas boom.

Wilbur and Diana Ridenhour, who live in Wood County, own the structure at 11th and Juliana streets, built when Parkersburg was part of Virginia prior to the creation of West Virginia.

“I just love that old house,” said Wilbur.

Many historical and architecturally significant homes are in the Julia-Ann Square Historic District and can be viewed in a walking tour, district President Bruce Ludsford said.

Wilbur and Diana Ridenhour pose in the hall at 1102-1104 Juliana St. The house was built around 1860 by Charles Deming, a sea captain from New England. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

The Julia-Ann Square Victorian Christmas Home Tour and Tea has been canceled for this year.

The district was listed in the National Register of Historical Places in 1977. Among the notable structures and sites are the VanWinkle house on Ann Street, the Chancellor house on Juliana Street and Riverview Cemetery at the end of Juliana Street. About 120 structures built in the late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne styles are located in the district.

Deming built other homes in the neighborhood, including the house at 1117 Juliana St.

Born in New Haven, Conn., Deming had two daughters and a son. He died April 21, 1861, at age 54, and the family continued to live in the home for a while.

The captain is buried in Riverview Cemetery where his tombstone says he is “a descendant of Capt. Miles Standish, the Puritan.”

The stairwell at the Deming-Markey-Ridenhour house on Juliana Street. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

A.B. White, who was a governor of West Virginia, also lived in the house, Wilbur said. White was governor from 1901-1905.

The Markeys moved into the house around 1900.

The Ridenhours plan to repaint the house and possibly add a new roof, Wilbur said. While the original color of the house was white, Ridenhour said it will be repainted sky blue and with rose-colored paint for the shutters

The age, history and architecture of the house are significant, Diana Ridenhour said. The home was built in the style of an English street house and is two structures joined together, she said.

“That’s a big house on the other side,” Diana said.

Diana and Wilbur Ridenhour on a porch at 1102-1104 Juliana St. The house was built around 1860. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

The Ridenhours restored the 14-room structure years ago.

“Back in that day, this would have been a mansion,” Wilbur said.

Jess Mancini can be reached at jmancini@newsandsentinel.com.

Diana Ridenhour stands next to a newspaper article and sign. Charles Deming, who built the house at 11102-1104 Juliana St., was related to Miles Standish. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

Wilbur and Diana Ridenhour pose next 1102-1104 Juliana St. ((Photo by Jess Mancini)

Sidewalk views of the Deming-Markey-Ridenhour house, 1102-1104 Juliana St. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

Sidewalk views of the Deming-Markey-Ridenhour house, 1102-1104 Juliana St. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

The entrance to 1102 Juliana St., a house built around 1860 by Charles Deming, a mariner from New England who came to Parkersburg for the oil and natural gas boom. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

A cannon, now decorative, at the corner of 11th and Juliana streets. (Photo by Jess Mancini)