J. C. Penney Historic District

	J. C. Penney Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	JCPenney mother store (not the landmarked original building)
Location	J. C. Penney Ave. and S. Main St., Kemmerer, Wyoming
Coordinates	41°47′41″N 110°32′13″W / 41.79472°N 110.53694°W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1902
NRHP reference No.	78002830
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 2, 1978
Designated NHLD	June 2, 1978

The J. C. Penney Historic District is a

J. C. Penney department store chain, and Penney's home during the store's early years. The district was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1978, for Penney's role in creating one of the first national department store chains.^[2]^[3]

Description and history

The J. C. Penney Historic District is located on the southern edge of downtown Kemmerer, encompassing about 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) at the junction of JC Penney Drive and South Main Street. Located along the southeast side of South Main Street at this junction are two commercial buildings, of which the one on the right was the original "mother store" of the J. C. Penney department store chain. Both are two-story structures, the one on the left sporting a typical Western

false front in front of a gabled roof. The Penney store building is built of stone and has a facade of marble and cast iron, with a flat roof.^[3]

The district originally included a third commercial building which flanked the Penney store on its right; this building has been demolished.

Across JC Penney Drive from the two commercial buildings is a small park, in which stands the

J. C. Penney House, now a historic house museum. It is a small 1-1/2 story frame house, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It was probably built about 1900, and was home to the Penney family from 1902 to 1909. It remained Penney's property until his death in 1971.^[3]

Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, which also eventually built nationwide retail chains.^[3]

The retailer continues to operate a store in Kemmerer; it is located a short distance away from the historic district, at JC Penney Drive and Pine Avenue.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "J. C. Penney Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ralph J. Christian (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: J. C. Penney Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 6 photos, exteriors, from 1977 (32 KB)

External links

“Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C. J. Walker and J.C. Penney”, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
J.C. Penney Historic District National Historic Landmark at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "J. C. Penney Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved February 29, 2008.

[nrhpinv2-3] Ralph J. Christian (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: J. C. Penney Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 6 photos, exteriors, from 1977 (32 KB)

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v t e JCPenney
Divisions	The Treasury (1962–1981) Thrift Drug (1968–1997) Eckerd (1997–2004)
People	Ron Johnson James Cash Penney Mike Ullman
Buildings	J. C. Penney Building (Anchorage, Alaska) J. C. Penney Building (Newberg, Oregon) J. C. Penney Building (St. Louis, Missouri) J. C. Penney Building (Shoshone, Idaho) J. C. Penney Building (Tucson, Arizona) J. C. Penney Historic District J. C. Penney House

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmark District	J. C. Penney Historic District
Historic district	Salt River Hydroelectric Powerplant
Historic properties	Emigrant Springs Haddenham Cabin Johnston Scout Rocks Kemmerer Hotel Lincoln County Courthouse Names Hill J.C. Penney House Rock Church US Post Office-Kemmerer Main
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Wyoming and List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming

Description and history

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