Home of John and Edith Smith, Wheaton's Store in Background, Phoenixville, Connecticut, circa 1920

THF251832 / Home of John and Edith Smith, Wheaton's Store in Background, Phoenixville, Connecticut, circa 1920 / Courtesy of Edward Jezierski

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 October 1920

Subject Date

circa 1920

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2726

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in

Keywords	United States, Connecticut, Phoenixville United States, Connecticut, Eastford Photographic prints Photographs Buildings (Structures) Houses Stores Villages Smith, John H., 1889-1971 Smith, Edith Wheaton, b. 1887 Wheaton's Store (Phoenixville, Conn.)

Artifact
Phoenixville Post Office
The Phoenixville Post Office, built around 1825 in northeastern Connecticut, was always more than a post office. Under Lorenzo Bullard, who probably built the structure, it was a grocer's and apothecary shop. By 1850 it was the post office and community gathering place for this rural town. It sold stamps and stationery--and was the place to go to talk about local happenings.