West Virginia - McDowell County - Vacant / Not In Use
McDowell County West Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ashland Company Store, Empire Coal Company Store, Peerless Coal Company Store, Pocahontas Fuel Company Store and Pocahontas Fuel Company Store and Office Buildings.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McDowell County places including A.B. Mahood, Hassell T. Hicks, Ashland Coal Co., Boone, Eason and and Woods. Prominent architectural styles found in McDowell Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Ashland Company Store (added 2005 - - #05000399)
WV 17 , Ashland
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ashland Coal Co.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Empire Coal Company Store (added 1992 - - #92000321)
US 52 , Landgraff
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Peerless Coal Company Store (added 1992 - - #92000322)
S of US 52 , Vivian
FastilyClone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mahood,A.B.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pocahontas Fuel Company Store (added 1992 - - #92000330)
US 52 , Switchback
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mahood,A.B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pocahontas Fuel Company Store and Office Buildings (added 1992 - - #92000326)
Co. Rt. 8 , Jenkinjones
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mahood,A.B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
World War Memorial (added 1993 - - #93000227)
Also known as Kimball War Memorial Building
US 52 , Kimball
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boone, Eason, and Woods, Hicks, Hassell T.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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