| Carter Coal Company Store | |
| Location: | Jct. of WV 16 and Co. Rt. 12/8, Caretta, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.3336°N -81.6744°W |
| Built: | 1922 |
| Architecture: | L plan |
| Added: | April 17, 1992 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 92000329 |
Carter Coal Company Store, also known as Consolidation Coal Company Store, is a historic company store building located at Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was built about 1912 by the Carter Coal Company, and is a one-story brick commercial building on a stone foundation. It has a gable roof. The building was originally T-shaped, but wood-frame additions built in 1922, spread the plan to an "L." .[1] It ceased operating as a post office in August 2005.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.