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Black's Store
Black's Store is located in Illinois
Black's Store
Location1st Ave., Hampton, Illinois
Built1849
NRHP reference No.76000727[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976

Black's Store is an historic building located in Hampton, Illinois, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976,[1] and is now known as Brettun & Black Museum.

The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened.[2] It is a 3 story brick structure that had one of the first elevators in the Midwest.[3] Preservationist Ron Nelson of Bishop Hill, Illinois restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach.[4]

The Brettun & Black Museum recreates the 1849 store.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Hampton to host Apple Festival Sept. 27". QC Online. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  3. ^ "History". City of Hampton. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  4. ^ "Hampton, Illinois". Quad City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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