Glenwood Cooperative Store - Glenwood, UT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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Glenwood Cooperative Mercantile

The Glenwood Mercantile was erected by the United Order Building Board in 1878 as the retail operation of the Glenwood United Order. The oldest commercial outlet in Sevier County, it is one of the few remaining cooperative stores in all of Utah built during the United Order movement of the 1870's. Established in 1874 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Glenwood United Order required all participating members to five over their property, receiving in turn shares of the corporation. Prices in the store were set by the committee that also set local wages. The cooperative store was run by Bishop Archibald Oldroyd, president of the Glenwood United Order. By 1882 the Order was discontinued and the store transferred to private ownership. The name, Glenwood Cooperative, continued to be used.

In 1898 Neils Heilesen purchased the store and ran it until 1910 when he sold it to his son, Henry Edwards Heilesen. In 1912 the building was remodeled, and the pressed tin pilasters flanking the entrance alcove and the carved wood cornice were made part of the new facade. The name was changed to Glenwood Mercantile. It was operated as a store until 1952.

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ZCMI Co-op Building
1878-1930

Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the "Glenwood Co-op" which began as the "United Order Store", and was part of the ZCMI co-operative system servicing more than 150 communities with retail commodities and services beginning in 1868.

Street address: 15 West Center St Glenwood, UT USA 84730 County / Borough / Parish: Sevier Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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