OVERVIEW

An Outstanding Commercial Business Location
1931 Alta Drive, Corner of Rt. 12, Rt. 63 & East Maple Ave

Positioned at one of Alderson’s most visible and highly trafficked intersections, this versatile commercial property offers unmatched potential for entrepreneurs, investors, and community-minded developers. Formerly home to a Subway restaurant, the building now stands vacant—ready to be re-imagined.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Two Flexible Units: Use separately or combine for expanded operations. Approx. 2100 SF
• Recent Uses: Restaurant, video rental, liquor store—proof of diverse viability
• Traffic Count: Approx. 6,000 vehicles daily, the highest in Alderson
• Corner Lot Visibility: Dominant presence at Rt. 12, Rt. 63 & East Maple Ave
• Parking: Paved lot with 12+ spaces for staff and customers
• Utilities: Public water/sewer, electric, and high-speed internet

ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Whether you are launching a new venture or relocating an established business, this site accommodates a wide range of uses:

• Restaurant or café
• Professional or medical offices
• Retail storefront or convenience store
• Pharmacy, health clinic, or wellness center
• Car lot or service business
• Church outreach center or civic hub

Plus, a host of others!

• Zoned B2
• Constructed in 1989 as per public records
• Central HVAC in place for store A
• Central HVAC in Store B may need repair, also a window unit AC
• Two separate electric meters
• Water and sewer are on one account meter
• Three half bathrooms
• Approximate total floor space 2100 Square Feet
• High-speed internet
• FEMA elevation 1550.9 ft +/-

QUICK POINTS

Alderson is a town rich in heritage and civic pride, with a population of approximately 1,200. The property sits adjacent to a family medical clinic and just minutes from:

• Federal Prison Camp for Women – Largest local employer
• New $15M K to 5th Public School – A major investment in the town’s future
• Camp Greenbrier for Boys – Historic summer camp since 1898
• Lewisburg (20 mins) – County seat and one of America’s “Coolest Towns”

This modern building can be used as one business or easily for two stand-alone businesses. Approx. 2100 SF

• Interstate 64 (15 mins) – Easy access via Alta Interchange 161

Alderson is also home to West Virginia’s most beloved July 4th celebration, drawing thousands each year prime opportunity for seasonal business traffic and community engagement.

This property is more than a building—it is a gateway to possibility in a town that values tradition, visibility, and growth. Whether you are serving locals, travelers, or seasonal visitors, 1931 Alta Drive offers the location and flexibility to make your vision reality.

THE TOWN OF ALDERSON

Alderson, West Virginia, is a quaint small town on the free-flowing Greenbrier River in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers counties; it was settled in 1777 by John Alderson, a frontier missionary Gospel preacher for whom the town was named. In later years, an Alderson descendant founded a Baptist seminary that was later moved north because of the Great Depression to become Alderson-Broaddus College at Philippi, WV. The Federal Reformatory for Women was the first federal prison for women, established here in the 1920s after a group of local businesspeople visited Washington, D.C., to propose to the federal government that the Institution be placed in Alderson. The town is famous for its annual “Best” Independence Day Celebration and the Strawberry Festival, held every May. Camp Greenbrier for Boys has been a staple in the community since 1898, and every summer is busy with campers from across the United States.

THE HISTORIC DISTRICT (above)

• Alderson, WV, aka The Gem of the Hills
• Home of “The Best” Fourth of July celebration
• High visibility from Route 63 and Route 12
• Camp Greenbrier every summer since 1898!
• The restored 1880’s era C and O Railway Depot across town
• Modern and active AMTRAC boarding only steps away
• Only minutes away from the Alderson Post Office
• Only minutes away from the picturesque Memorial Pedestrian Bridge
• Near the Town Mini-Park

POINTS FOR THE TOWN OF ALDERSON

• Known as “The Gem of the Hills”
• Located in three counties, Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers
• Voted “Best Fourth of July Celebration” by West Virginia Living Magazine in 2012. Alderson is the place to be to celebrate America’s Independence Day! Yet, there are so many more events that we want you to attend…so explore below and…Save the Date!
• 2020 population of approximately 1200
• Leagues: Alderson Basketball League – Greenbrier Girls Softball League – Alderson Little League Baseball – Alderson Chiefs Youth Football – Chiefs Cheerleading – Chiefs Country Tumbling
• Numerous civic clubs and groups
• Active Main Street association
• Active Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Home of the annual May Strawberry Festival
• Located on the beautiful Greenbrier River
• Well-known for fishing, boating, swimming, canoeing, and kayaking
• Home of Camp Greenbrier
• French the lion is the town mascot.
• AMTRAK stop at the historic C & O Depot
• Excellent town park
• The Alderson Mini Park on the river
• The historic Alderson Memorial Pedestrian Bridge
• Home of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, which was founded in the 1700s by elder John Alderson, a frontier preacher
• A scenic walking trail is established in the town
• Weekly farmers market, Tuesday afternoon during warm months
• Two full-time volunteer fire departments
• A full-time town police force
• Full-time hometown ambulance service
• Home of “Camp Cupcake” Federal ladies’ camp

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.72588137405536, -80.63414732436591
Address: 1931 Alta Drive, Alderson, WV 24910
Elevation: 1550.9 ft. +/-

WILDLIFE

With only a few steps to the Greenbrier River, an exciting view of wildlife changes daily with the seasons. The town has a local family of bald eagles that you see as they soar above the river. Otters and beavers are often seen paddling around the historic Memorial Bridge. Canadian geese and a variety of ducks are residents and can be seen about every day. Great Blue Herons, Cranes, Ospreys, and Egrets can occasionally be seen near the old bridge. A wide range of birds from A-Z can be observed with close watch throughout the year in Alderson.

MINERAL RESOURCES

West Virginia is one of the states in the US that has two ownership titles, those being SURFACE RIGHTS and MINERAL RIGHTS. A title search for mineral rights ownership has not been conducted. All rights the owner has will convey with the property. A mineral title search could be conducted by a title attorney at the same time when the surface title search is being conducted.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property is described by the Clerk of Greenbrier County as:

PART OF LOT 102 RIVERVIEW ADD. (NASH) 9 X 126 X 5.5 X 126

And

LOT 103, RIVERVIEW ADD. 85 X 127 X 74.5 X 126 (NASH) MAPLE AVE., ALDERSON

The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water:  Town of Alderson
Sewer:  Town of Alderson
Electricity:  MonPower
Telephone:  Frontier Communications and Optimum, and others
Trash: Weekly curbside on Thursday by Greenbrier Valley Solid Waste
Internet:   Optimum, Frontier Communications, Starlink and various cell providers
Cellphone Coverage:  Excellent
Police Protection: The Town of Alderson
Fire: Alderson Volunteer Fire Department, and Tri County Fire Company
EMS: The A-Team Squad with the Alderson Volunteer Fire Department

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property is at the location of Route 63 and Route 12 and adjoins East Maple Ave. Direct access from the highways, onto a paved parking lot with approximately 12 parking spaces.

ZONING

The Town of Alderson is subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult Mr. Eric Duff as the zoning officer for the Town of Alderson. The property is zoned B-2 by the Town of Alderson.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has been used as a store, sandwich shop, video rentals, and as a café.

DEED AND TAX INFORMATION

The annual property taxes for 2024 are $1674.00.

Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Town of Alderson Corp. tax district 1
Tax Map 6 Parcels 362 and 363
Deed Book 446, Page 248

SCHOOLS

The brand-new Alderson Elementary K-5 is about 4 blocks away
Greenbrier County School District

Public Elementary School:
Alderson Elementary School (A brand new 13-million-dollar school has just opened)

Public Middle School:
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Public High School:
Greenbrier East High School

Colleges:
New River Community and Technical College (Lewisburg campus)
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Private Schools:
Lewisburg Baptist Academy (PK-12)
Seneca Trail Christian Academy (PK-12)
Greenbrier Community School (PK-8)
Greenbrier Valley Academy (2-8)
Renick Christian School (2-7)

MEDICAL

Alderson is home to two medical clinics. The closest hospital is Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea/Lewisburg, which is a 15-minute drive. To the south in Hinton Summers County, ARH Hospital is about a 25-minute drive.

The area is also blessed with the amazing service of Health Net helicopters. A helipad is located at the River of Life Church on Route 63.

VETERANS HOSPITALS/CLINICS

West Virginia has VA Hospitals in Clarksburg, Martinsburg, Beckley, and Huntington. Nearby Salem, VA, has a Veterans Hospital. Nearby Community-Based Clinics in Lewisburg and Princeton.

SURROUNDING AREA

THE AREA

The Town of Alderson, affectionately known as the “Gem of the Hills,” is tucked away in the lush Greenbrier Valley of southeastern West Virginia. It is situated along the beautiful Greenbrier River and includes Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers Counties.

In 1763, the nearby Muddy Creek settlements were destroyed by Shawnee Indians under Chief Cornstalk. It was not until 1777 that the town was settled by “Elder” John Alderson, a frontier missionary for whom the town was named. Here, he founded the first Baptist church in the Greenbrier Valley. In the early 1900s, a John Alderson descendant started a Baptist seminary that was later moved north to become Alderson-Broaddus College at Philippi, WV.

The Federal Reformatory for Women, the first federal prison for women, was established here in 1927.

The town is renowned for its annual Independence Day celebration, which West Virginia Living Magazine acknowledged as the state’s “Best Independence Day Celebration” in 2012.

Alderson, WV, today is primarily a residential community with retail establishments in its downtown historic district. These serve the many camps and vacation homes along the Greenbrier River and tourists visiting the surrounding countryside. Commerce and property values are increasing due to increased tourism and the sheer beauty of the river and surrounding farms. Alderson contains many fine homes from the turn of the 20th Century, many of which are in mint condition, always the same as their well-tended, original appearance.

The town of Alderson has been an active community for generations. Alderson’s amenities include churches, an elementary school, a motel, a national bank, Dollar General, Family Dollar, gas/convenience stores, two medical clinics, a hometown pharmacy, an outstanding hometown hardware and builders supply, an artisans studio, martial arts center, a farmers market, two funeral homes, antique shops, mechanics garage, several restaurants, electrical and general contractors, a veterinarian, an insurance agent, and several Airbnb’s.

Lewisburg, the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in America and is just a 20-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital, all attendant medical facilities, and all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.

The Greenbrier County Airport, which has WV’s longest runway, is just 25 minutes away and has daily flights to Chicago and Washington, DC. The world-famous Greenbrier Resort is 25 minutes’ drive, and Snowshoe Ski Resort is about 2 hours’ drive. Blacksburg, Virginia (Vtech) is about 90 minutes away, Roanoke, Virginia, is about 2 hours, DC is 4 hours, and Charlotte, North Carolina, is 4 hours away.

Just 30 minutes to Sandstone Falls, Bluestone Lake, Bluestone State Park, and Pipestem Resort, the surrounding area offers unlimited soft recreational activities, including white water rafting, golfing, fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching, and rock climbing. Snow skiing at the Winterplace Resort is less than an hour away. You can catch the Amtrak train in Alderson and ride to the Greenbrier Resort, Chicago, or New York City. The Beckley Airport is just 45 minutes away. The new 10,000-acre Boy Scout high adventure camp is an hour’s drive.

CAMP GREENBRIER FOR BOYS

Camp Greenbrier is a summer camp for boys in the Allegheny Mountains on the beautiful Greenbrier River in Alderson, West Virginia. It was founded in 1898 and is the oldest privately owned summer camp in continuous operation in the United States.

Camp Greenbrier operates three programs: the Boys Camp for boys from 7 to 15 years old – the Leadership Academy for young men 16 or 17 years old or who have finished the 10th grade. Campers and staff come from throughout the United States and from across the world to enjoy our excellent climate and to make friendships that will last a lifetime.

WATER RESOURCES

THE GREENBRIER RIVER

The lower Greenbrier River possesses the excitement of life on one of the nation’s great wild rivers. The focus of a vast outdoor recreation destination flows untamed out of the high Alleghenies, attracting anglers, paddlers, and naturalists from across the globe.

At 162 miles long, the Greenbrier is the longest undammed river left in the Eastern United States. It is primarily used for recreational pursuits and is well known for its fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and floating opportunities. Its upper reaches flow through the Monongahela National Forest, paralleled for 77 miles by the Greenbrier River Trail, a rail trail that runs between the communities of Cass and North Caldwell.

It has always been a valuable water route, with many of the important cities in the watershed being established river ports. The river gives the receiving waters of the New River an estimated 30% of its water volume. Over three-fourths of the watershed is an extensive karstic (cavern system) supporting fine trout fishing, cave exploration, and recreation. Many important festivals and public events are held along the river throughout the watershed.

The Greenbrier is formed at Durbin in northern Pocahontas County by the confluence of the East Fork Greenbrier River and the West Fork Greenbrier River, both of which are short streams rising at elevations exceeding 3,300 feet and flowing for their entire lengths in northern Pocahontas County. From Durbin, the Greenbrier generally flows south-southwest through Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Summers Counties, past several communities, including Cass, Marlinton, Hillsboro, Ronceverte, Fort Spring, Alderson, and Hinton, where it flows into the New River.

Along most of its course, the Greenbrier accommodated the celebrated Indian warpath known as the Seneca Trail (Great Indian Warpath). From the vicinity of present-day White Sulphur Springs, the Trail followed Anthony’s Creek down to the Greenbrier near the present Pocahontas-Greenbrier County line. It then ascended the River to the vicinity of Hillsboro and Droop Mountain. It made its way through present Pocahontas County by way of future Marlinton, Indian Draft Run, and Edray.

THE NEW RIVER AND BLUESTONE LAKE

Nearby, about a 30-minute drive to the New River and 2000-acre Bluestone Lake at Hinton. The New River is the second oldest river in the world, preceded only by the Nile; it is the oldest river in North America. The New River is unique because it begins in Blowing Rock, N.C., and flows north through Virginia into West Virginia. The Nile and Amazon are the only other major rivers that also flow north. Year after year, it produces more citation fish than any other warm water river in WV. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, sunfish, hybrid striped bass, and muskie are all common species of fish found in the New River and Bluestone Lake.

Great hunting and fishing opportunities abound at the 17,632-acre Bluestone Wildlife Area adjacent to the park and nearby Camp Creek State Forest.

Lewisburg, which is the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in America and is just a 20-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital, all attendant medical facilities, and all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.