Lowther Store

Lowther Store, also known as the John A. Hinkle and Son Store, is a historic general store located near Wheeler, Webster County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900 and expanded about 1910. The store is a one-story rectangular, wood-frame building with a foundation of field stones and posts. Also on the property are a frame coal house, and a storage building located across the roadway. It is the oldest continuous operating business in Webster County.[2]

Lowther Store
Lowther Store, September 2010
Location1793 Replete Road, near Wheeler, West Virginia
Coordinates38°40′40″N 80°23′31″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1900
ArchitectAnderson, George Reuben
NRHP reference No.97000264 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1997

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Linda Lowther (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lowther Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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