Houston Coal Company Store

The Houston Coal Company Store, also known as the Koppers Store, is a historic Italian Renaissance building located in Carswell, West Virginia. Built in 1923, it features a detailed brick exterior and a distinctive clay tile roof with skylights. This well-preserved store once served the local mining community, first under the Houston Coal Company and later the Koppers Coal Company. Visitors can appreciate its architectural beauty and the surrounding expansive lawn, which is bordered by a serene stream, making it an interesting site for both tourists and researchers interested in coal mining history.