Wheaton's Store, Phoenixville, Connecticut, circa 1927

THF251834 / Wheaton's Store, Phoenixville, Connecticut, circa 1927 / Courtesy of Edward Jezierski

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1927

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2727

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 Automobiles Buildings (Structures) Roads Stores Villages Cars Wheaton's Store (Phoenixville, Conn.) Standard Oil Company of New York

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.