Ruddell General Store

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Location6 Court St., Glenville, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°56′2″N80°50′16″W / 38.93389°N 80.83778°W / 38.93389; -80.83778
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 98001469 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1998

Ruddell General Store, also known as the Country Store Museum, is a historic general store building located at Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a two-story, two-bay, commercial building measuring 30 feet by 65 feet. The first story storefront is original material and design. It was occupied by a retail store until the 1970s, after which it was acquired by the West Virginia State Folk Festival, Inc., and open as the Country Store Museum. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kim A. Valente and Katherine Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ruddell General Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.