2011-08-13

Country Store Museum

Ruddell General Store

Ruddell General Store
Location: 6 Court St., Glenville, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°56′2″N 80°50′16″W / 38.93389°N 80.83778°WCoordinates: 38°56′2″N 80°50′16″W / 38.93389°N 80.83778°W
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1890
Architectural style: Early Commercial
Governing body: West Virginia Folk Festival, Inc.
NRHP Reference#:

98001469

Added to NRHP: December 15, 1998

Ruddell General Store, also known as the Country Store Museum, is a historic general store building located at Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a two story, two bay, commercial building measuring 30 feet by 65 feet. The first story storefront is original material and design. It was occupied by a retail store until the 1970s, after which it was acquired by the West Virginia Folk Festival, Inc., and open as the Country Store Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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