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 | |
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| Location | 1793 Replete Road, near Wheeler, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°40′40″N 80°23′31″W / 38.67778°N 80.39194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| Architect | Anderson, George Reuben |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000264[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 7, 1997 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.