Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store

Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store

Prince Brothers Store
Location WV 41, Prince, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°51′22″N 81°3′49″W / 37.85611°N 81.06361°W / 37.85611; -81.06361Coordinates: 37°51′22″N 81°3′49″W / 37.85611°N 81.06361°W / 37.85611; -81.06361
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1900
Architectural style Other, Boomtown
NRHP Reference # 86000810[1]
Added to NRHP April 17, 1986

Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store, also known as the Prince Store, is a historic general store located at Prince, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900, and is a two story frame commercial building. It is the last surviving building of the New River coal field commercial businesses dated to the turn of the 20th century. It is owned by the National Park Service as part of the New River Gorge National River.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. William E. Cox and Rodney S. Collins (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-27.


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