Page Coal and Coke Company Store

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Page Coal and Coke Company Store
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LocationWV 161, Pageton, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°20′57″N81°27′53″W / 37.34917°N 81.46472°W / 37.34917; -81.46472 Coordinates: 37°20′57″N81°27′53″W / 37.34917°N 81.46472°W / 37.34917; -81.46472
Arealess than one acre
Architect Alex B. Mahood
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Coal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000325 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1992

Page Coal and Coke Company Store is a historic company store building located at Pageton, McDowell County, West Virginia. It is a two-story brick building on a tall, skillfully-constructed stone foundation. It was designed in 1914 by architect Alex B. Mahood, and is in the Classical Revival style. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Stacy Sone (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Page Coal and Coke Company Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.