Black's Store

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Black's Store
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Location1st Ave.
Hampton, Illinois
Coordinates 41°33′25″N90°24′51″W / 41.55694°N 90.41417°W / 41.55694; -90.41417
Arealess than one acre
Built1849
NRHP reference No. 76000727 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976

Black's Store, also known as the Brettun & Black Museum, is an historic building located in Hampton, Illinois, United States. The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened. [2] It is a three-story brick structure that had one of the first elevators in the Midwest. [3] Preservationist Ron Nelson of Bishop Hill, Illinois restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach. [4]

The Brettun & Black Museum recreates the 1849 store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hampton to host Apple Festival Sept. 27". Moline, Illinois: The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus . Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "History". City of Hampton. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hampton, Illinois". Quad City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
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