The Historic Coal Run Company Store

Coal Run Company Store at Cunard, WV - Close to Fayetteville The Historic Coal Run Company Store More than 75,000 whitewater rafters annually pass the old Coal Run Company Store at Cunard. It's one of the best-known landmarks on the scenic route into the New River Gorge. Including more than an acre of level bottomland with high visibility, the property is ideally suited to use as a tourism-based business, though it could also be converted into a residence. A two-bedroom residential quarters is at the rear of the store rooms. Historic Construction 3,252 square foot store/residence Near rim of New River Gorge High tourist visibility Whitewater rafting traffic National park trail hub Six miles to Fayetteville Six miles to US-19 Eight miles to New River Gorge Bridge About the Coal Run Company Store Building Barn-like in its appearance, the company store building was built in 1935 to serve the needs of residents of the village that developed around it. Among other attributes, it includes a central large room of 30-by-70 feet, which is nearly two stories high with a circuit of upper-story windows designed to maximize sunlight. Two large store rooms flank the central store room while a two-bedroom apartment for the storekeeper extends off the rear.