Houston Coal Company Store
National Register of Historic Places

Houston Coal Company Store

Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia
Listed
April 16, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000331

About this property

The Houston Coal Company Store, also known as the Koppers Store, is an intact example of a coal company store, located at Carswell, West Virginia. The 1923 Italian Renaissance building possesses a detailed brick exterior and a clay tile roof, with skylights at the roof's peak. The store served a small mining community of Carswell, West Virginia, first for the Houston Coal Company and later for the Koppers Coal Company. Another store, now disappeared, served the upper end of the long hollow. The store is surrounded by an expansive lawn, bordered by a stream.

Location

Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia
37.43000, -81.50878

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Houston Coal Company Store listed on the National Register?

Houston Coal Company Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Houston Coal Company Store?

Houston Coal Company Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Houston Coal Company Store?

The period of significance for Houston Coal Company Store is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1923.

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