Pearce General Store
Pearce General Store | |
 The store in June 2019 | |
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| Location | Southwest corner of Ghost Town Trail & Pearce Road, Pearce, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 31°54′16″N 109°49′16″W / 31.90444°N 109.82111°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000541[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1978 |
Pearce General Store is an historic building in Pearce, Arizona. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]
History
The store was built in 1893.[3] The store was built by the Soto Brothers, originally a lumber structure, but within two months it was replaced with the current adobe structure. During the town's heyday in the late 1890s, it was the most important building in the mining boomtown, serving as the mercantile and banking center, as well as the post office.[4] While the town faded in the 1900s, the nearby mine which was the main employer in the area, declined, and by the end of World War I, the mine was only worked sporadically through World War II. Even has the town diminished, the store continued to serve local ranchers and tourists. Albert Roth purchased the store in 1936, who sold it Irvine Cornish in 1939. In 1942 Raymond Dooley, president of Lincoln College in Illinois, who retained it until 1968 when it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Thurman of Chicago. All of the owners insisted on retaining the 1890s fixtures and appearance of the store.[5] When it was entered on the NHRP, it had been in continuous operation as a general store since its inception in 1893.[4] From 1988 through 1990, the building was used as a museum of western memorabilia, until it closed in November 1990, and its contents sold at auction.[6]
Appearance
The building is on the southwest corner of Ghost Town Trail and Pearce Road, facing east. The adjoining lumber and wagon yards are south of the store. It is a rectangular building measuring 180 feet by 45 feet, with a gabled roof, and a boomtown
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form". National Park Service. July 3, 1978. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". July 3, 1978. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". July 3, 1978. p. 5. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". July 3, 1978. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
