Carter Coal Company Store (Caretta, West Virginia)

Carter Coal Company Store
Location Jct. of WV 16 and Co. Rt. 12/8, Caretta, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°20′1″N 81°40′28″W / 37.33361°N 81.67444°W / 37.33361; -81.67444Coordinates: 37°20′1″N 81°40′28″W / 37.33361°N 81.67444°W / 37.33361; -81.67444
Area less than one acre
Built 1922
Architectural style L plan
MPS Coal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS
NRHP Reference # 92000329[1]
Added to NRHP April 17, 1992

Carter Coal Company Store, also known as Consolidation Coal Company Store, is a historic company store building located at Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was built about 1912 by the Carter Coal Company, and is a one-story brick commercial building on a stone foundation. It has a gable roof. The building was originally "T"-shaped, but wood frame additions built in 1922, spread the plan to an "L." .[2] It ceased operating as a post office in August 2005.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Stacy Sone (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carter Coal Company Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  3. ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm


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