Lost River General Store
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Lost River General Store, also known as Lost River Store House, is a historic general store
located on the grounds of The Inn at Lost River at Lost River
, Hardy County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1898, and is a two-story, front gable, wood frame building with a one-story front porch. The front section measures approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. The store building was renovated in the 1990s. From the early 1900s until 1979, the building also housed the Lost River Post Office. Also on the property is an outhouse
that may have been built in the 1930s by a Works Progress Administration
(WPA) crew.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
located on the grounds of The Inn at Lost River at Lost River
Lost River, West Virginia
Lost River is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Lost River lies along West Virginia Route 259....
, Hardy County, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
. It was built in 1898, and is a two-story, front gable, wood frame building with a one-story front porch. The front section measures approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. The store building was renovated in the 1990s. From the early 1900s until 1979, the building also housed the Lost River Post Office. Also on the property is an outhouse
Outhouse
An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet and may possibly also be used for housing animals and storage.- Terminology :...
that may have been built in the 1930s by a Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
(WPA) crew.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.