Vashon Hardware Store, now known as The Hardware Store Restaurant, is a commercial building in Vashon, Washington. Built in 1890, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2]
Vashon Hardware Store | |
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| Location | 17601 99th Ave. SW, Vashon, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°26′50″N 122°27′34″W / 47.44722°N 122.45944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built by | Gorsuch, F.C.; Harrington, A.C. |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000971[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 10, 2000 |
Description
editVashon Hardware Store consists of two wood-frame structures that share an external facade. The main building is one-and-a-half stories and measures 40 by 125 feet (12 m × 38 m). The smaller building measures 16 by 40 feet (4.9 m × 12.2 m). The side-by-side buildings were constructed around 1890. Internal connections between the two buildings were added in 1973.[2]
History
editFrank Gorsuch built the original structure and operated it as a general store. It was the fourth store on the Island and the first in the Town of Vashon.[3] In 1913, the business was sold to Fred and Henry Weiss[4] who named it Weiss Bros. General Merchandise.[5] The building was renamed Vashon Hardware Store in 1929 when it was purchased by George McCormick and C. G. Kimmel.[3]
After years as a retail store run by members of the McCormick family, it was reopened as a restaurant in 2005.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Julie M. Koler (April 14, 2000). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Vashon Hardware Store. National Park Service. Retrieved May 30, 2019. With 5 accompanying pictures
- ^ a b c "The Hardware Store" (PDF). Vashon History. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Haulman, Bruce. "The Hardware Store-A Brief History". Vashon Heritage Museum. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Haulman, Bruce; Findlay, Jean Cammon (2011). Images of America: Vashon-Maury Island. Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7385-7499-8.