Peerless Coal Company Store

Peerless Coal Company Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	S of US 52, Vivian, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°25′3″N81°29′26″W / 37.41750°N 81.49056°W / 37.41750; -81.49056
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Alex B. Mahood
Architectural style	Modern Movement
MPS	Coal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000322 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1992

Peerless Coal Company Store is a historic company store building located at Vivian, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Alex B. Mahood and built in 1921, and the main block of the brick store building is two-stories with one-story flanking wings. It has a concrete parapet that defines the facade's roofline on both the two and one-story sections. It features a modern design, irregular plan, stone foundation, and simple decoration. ^[2]

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

References

1. "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: U.S. Coal and Coke Company Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.