Ashland Company Store is a historic company store building located at Ashland, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, and is a two-story brick commercial building on a brick and stone foundation. It has a low hipped roof. In addition to the store, the building housed a warehouse, the paymaster's office, U.S. Post Office, and company offices. The post office was in use until 1991. Also on the property is a gym building (c. 1907).[2]
Ashland Company Store | |
 Ashland Company Store in February 2012 | |
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| Location | County Route 17, Ashland, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′33″N 81°21′14″W / 37.40917°N 81.35389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | Ashland Coal Co. |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| MPS | Coal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000399[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Barbara E. Rasmussen (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ashland Company Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.