Building Made of Coal in Bluefield, WVa

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As of 8-2015 it was still there and the house in the background looks to be made of coal also.

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Tim Briney – IT Manager

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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 1:55 PM
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Subject: Re: Building Made of Coal in Bluefield, WVa

Yes,   like Ken said,  'The Coal House'     White Sulphur Springs .  Rt 60 east on the entrance ramp to I 64 East.   I have a bear around here somewhere, made from West Virginia ' coal,  from there when they sold stuff in the 70's.  Its cool
here's a pic https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11635
Says it was built in 1959.  I think it burned once, but the fire department saved it.
have a good one.
R. Ervine

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 12:49 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
Hi Kevin

I cannot say I am an expert on anything, but I do not recall any building in Bluefield made of coal, but there is one in Williamson, that I believe the Chamber of Commerce uses.

There was one on the corner of Shenandoah Avenue and 10th Street in Roanoke that was demolished in the late 1970s when the 10th Street Bridge was replaced, it was a coal dealer, so indeed, there could have been one like it in Bluefield.

There is also one in White Sulphur Springs.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Nov 29, 2018, at 9:57 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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> Folks,
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> I need a little help with my memory.
>
> I recall as a child, in the 60's and early 70's, visiting family in Bluefield, WVa. I remember seeing a building on a street corner in town that appeared to be made from blocks of black coal. My father told us kids, yes, it was made of coal. He had spent much of his child in Bluefield. I can't recall what else he told us about the building.
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> I believe the building was on a street corner down near the N&W yards. I don't recall what street ... it did face the yard ... I think.
>
> Does my memory serve me well? Did this building exist? Does it still stand? Where is/was it located and what was its purpose? Was it an N&W office or support facility?
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> FYI. I haven't visited Bluefield in 30 years and that was likely the last time after my childhood visits
>
> Thanks to all for any info.
>
> Kevin Byrd
> Chesterfield, VA
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