Large turnout for open house at Golden Rule
BELINGTON — There was a huge turnout for the public open house and Chamber After-Hours at the Golden Rule Department Store in Belington recently, said the sponsors at Barbour County’s Freedom Bank.
Bank executives and employees served a multiplicity of refreshments and led tours of the Golden Rule, currently under renovation.
The goal for the 116 year-old building is to bring more affordable living space to the small town of Belington, said Freedom Bank’s Vice President Terri Kittle, and for the Golden Rule to become a vital part of the community life of Belington once again.
The hope is that the Golden Rule project will be complete in three to four years, with apartments, a retail artist market, museum, and ticket booth for the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. A community space with outdoor seating in a former grist mill will be located on the property, she said.
The open house, which took place Oct. 11, included a round-trip train ride on the New Tygart River Flyer from Belington station to Tygart Junction near Philippi.