Mahood Architectural Collection – Eastern Regional Coal Archives in Bluefield, WV -Submitted by Patrick Corcoran, PreserveWV AmeriCorps Volunteer, Eastern Regional Coal Archives in Bluefield, WV Alexander “Alex” Mahood, Sr. was born on March 7, 1888, in Lynchburg, Va. After studying architecture, most notably at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he began practicing in southern West Virginia. In 1912,…