J.R. Jones General Store
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James R. Jones was one of nine different proprietors who operated a general merchandise store in this building between 1857 and 1927. From 1882 to 1888, Jones sold products like coffee, sugar, fabric, and shoes. He also boasted the first telephone in town. General stores were organized shopping spaces. Long shelves with groupings of similar products lined each side.
James R. Jones was one of nine different proprietors who operated a general merchandise store in this building between 1857 and 1927. From 1882 to 1888, Jones sold products like coffee, sugar, fabric, and shoes. He also boasted the first telephone in town. General stores were organized shopping spaces. Long shelves with groupings of similar products lined each side.
Artifact
General store
Date Made
circa 1857
Subject Date
1882-1888
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Waterford
Creator Notes
Built circa 1857 in Waterford, Michigan, likely by brothers Horace and Phineas Huntoon.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Main Street District
Object ID
27.302.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Color
Brown
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