Carter Coal Company Store (Caretta, West Virginia)

Carter Coal Company Store
LocationJct. of WV 16 and Co. Rt. 12/8, Caretta, West Virginia
Coordinates37°20′1″N 81°40′28″W / 37.33361°N 81.67444°W / 37.33361; -81.67444
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
Architectural styleL plan
MPSCoal Company Stores in McDowell County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000329
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1992

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." . It ceased operating as a post office in August 2005.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.