Brown & Hopkins Store - Chepachet Village Historic District - Glocester RI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 41° 54.857 W 071° 40.227
19T E 278535 N 4643709
Operating as a grocery store since 1809, being longest, continuously run in country; original shelving intact. Used as a post office in the early 1900’s.
Waymark Code: WM12JRX
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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Brown & Hopkins Store (1799) C.,2 1/2 story gable’roof, wood clapboard, front porch added. Built by Timothy Wilmarth as a hattery and residence. Operating as a grocery store since 1809, being longest, continuously run in country; original shelving intact. Used as a post office in the early 1900’s.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Chepachet Village Historic District

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Address:
1179 Putnam Pike

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