Ruddell General Store
Appearance
Ruddell General Store | |
Location | 6 Court St., Glenville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°56′2″N 80°50′16″W / 38.93389°N 80.83778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1890 |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 98001469 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 1998 |
Ruddell General Store, also known as the Country Store Museum, is a historic general store building located at Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a two-story, two bay, commercial building measuring 30 feet by 65 feet. The first story storefront is original material and design. It was occupied by a retail store until the 1970s, after which it was acquired by the West Virginia State Folk Festival, Inc., and open as the Country Store Museum.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kim A. Valente and Katherine Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ruddell General Store" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
External links
- Country Store and Museum - West Virginia Folk Festival
Categories:
- Museums in Gilmer County, West Virginia
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1890
- Buildings and structures in Gilmer County, West Virginia
- Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Gilmer County, West Virginia
- History museums in West Virginia
- 1890 establishments in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States museum stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs