Lowther Store Explained

Lowther Store
Location:1793 Replete Road, near Wheeler, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.6778°N -80.3919°W
Built: 1900
Architect:Anderson, George Reuben
Added:April 7, 1997
Refnum:97000264

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lowther Store. November 1996. 2011-07-09 . Linda Lowther. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.