The General Store, Shelburne
44°22′35.6″N 73°13′52.25″W / 44.376556°N 73.2311806°W / 44.376556; -73.2311806 The General Store, constructed in 1840 in Shelburne, Vermont, originally operated as the village post office. Its front-gable orientation, accentuated with a multi-paned, triangular pedimental window, reflects the popular Greek Revival style.[1]
History
In 1952 the Shelburne Museum rolled the building to the grounds on a specially laid railroad track.[2] The first level re-creates a late nineteenth-century general store with fully stocked shelves displaying the types of goods available for purchase. Smaller adjoining rooms offer a variety of community services including a post office, a barbershop, and a taproom. The adjacent wing houses a replication of a nineteenth-century Apothecary Shop that the museum added after moving the building to the grounds.[3]
The building’s second story exhibits medical equipment, tools, and furnishings spanning the first half of the 20th century. Replicated settings include a dentist’s laboratory and examining room, the offices of an ophthalmologist, and those of an ear, nose, and throat physician.[4]
See also
- Electra Havemeyer Webb
References
- ^ Shelburne Museum. 1993. Shelburne Museum: A Guide to the Collections. Shelburne: Shelburne Museum, Inc.
- ^ "Vermont Folklore, Ghosts, Haunted Places, Myths and Legends". Vermont Folklore, Myths, Legends, Ghost Stories & More.
- ^ "Shelburne Museum | General Store and Apothecary Shop". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ Hill, Ralph Nading and Lilian Baker Carlisle. The Story of The Shelburne Museum. 1955.
External links
- Shelburne Museum website
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