Elwood Adams Store
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| Location | 156 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Built | 1831 |
| Architectural style | Commercial Vernacular |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000584 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 |
The Elwood Adams Store is an historic store at 156 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The store claims to be the oldest operating hardware store in the United States, having begun business in 1782.[2][3]
The building that the store resides in was built in 1831 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is the oldest continuously used commercial block in Worcester. In 1865, the building was increased in height to four stories from its original two and-a-half stories.[4] It is adjacent to the Armsby Block Building.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Elwood Adams Hardware History
- ^ New York Times, In Ridgefield, Farewell to a Family Business, May 31, 1998
- ^ Preservation Worcester
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Retail buildings in Massachusetts
- Hardware stores of the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Worcester, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs