New River Company General Office Building is a historic commercial building located at Mt. Hope,

Fayette County, West Virginia Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,488. Its county seat is Fayetteville. It is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia. Histor ...

. It was built in 1917, and is a two-story, U-shaped brick building. It is five bays wide. It features a stepped

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...

with clay tile coping. The interior has original light fixtures, unpainted woodwork, and hardwood floors. It was listed on the

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in 2004.

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Office buildings completed in 1917 Buildings and structures in Fayette County, West Virginia Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, West Virginia Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-NRHP-stub