People's Supply Company

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People's Supply Company
People's Supply Company Sept 2012 02.jpg
Location21950 Broad Street,
Silverhill, Baldwin County, Alabama, U.S.
Coordinates 30°32′41″N87°45′03″W / 30.54472°N 87.75083°W / 30.54472; -87.75083 (People's Supply Company)
Built1902
ArchitectTheodore A. Johnson
Architectural style Gablefront
NRHP reference No. 97000096 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Designated ARLHMarch 13, 1996

People's Supply Company is a historic general store and building in Silverhill, Alabama, U.S. [2] It is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Alabama State Route 104 and Broad Street (also known Baldwin County Road 55). [3] The People's Supply Company was the only source of supply for dry goods and agricultural needs in the community starting in the early 20th-century. [3]

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The building is no longer open to the public. [2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 21, 1997, for its architecture and history of local commerce; [3] [4] and is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage since March 13, 1996. [5]

History

The People's Supply Company of Silverhill opened in June 1902, and was built and operated by Theodore A. Johnson. [3] Johnson had been a grocery in Paxton, Illinois, before moving to Alabama. [3] He was of no relations to Oscar Johnson, a city founder. The land was purchased by Theodore Johnson in September 1901 from Hanna and Carl Carlson of Chicago. [3] The Carlsons had bought the land from the Svea Land Company a few years prior. [3] Johnson would own and operate the store from 1902 to 1928, and he lived upstairs on the second floor. [3]

In 1928 the store was run by Greek immigrant George Marines, who had also been drawn to the area. [3] In 1947 he would purchase the building. It was then managed for him by Leslie Chandler and his wife, who raised their two children upstairs. [3] The Chandlers would run the store until 1972. [3]

Starting in the 1980s, the business struggled, in part due to large stores opening nearby. [3] The building had many owners between 1972 until 1993, and it stood vacant for several years before its purchase by Joe Spalding and his wife in 1993. [3] They did a major restoration effort, and reopened the building to the public as an antique and reproduction furniture shop in September 1995. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Silverhill adds historic walking tour, 'Memory Lane' to annual Heritage Day fest". Al.com. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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  5. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. August 20, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2018.

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