Pocahontas Fuel Company Store (Switchback, West Virginia)
The Pocahontas Fuel Company Store was a historic company store building located at Switchback, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Alex B. Mahood, and built in 1917. It was a two-story brick building with a one-story wing that housed the business office. It had a flat roof, sat on a high stone foundation, and featured Neoclassical detailing. It had a brick cornice with a concrete parapet and a concrete entablature with dentils.[2]
Pocahontas Fuel Company Store | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 52 at Switchback, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′13″N 81°23′5″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Alex B. Mahood |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Coal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000330[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Stacy Sone (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pocahontas Fuel Company Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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