The Ewell Brown General Store is a commercial property in Lake Park, Georgia, located at the junction of Railroad Ave. with Lawrence Street, across the street from the railroad. It is a one-story Folk Victorian commercial building built out of brick about 1890. A brick sidewalk with a herringbone pattern was built in the early 1900s. The inside is one large room with a raised office space. The store was originally a drug store and general merchandise store. Ewell Brown bought the store in 1899 and along with his brother, Bob, operated it was a general merchandise store. Bob took over the store in 1948 and it closed in 1953 or 1954, due to the realignment of US 41, which caused a decline in trade. Then it was used for storage except that it was rented for an antique store from 1974-1976. In 1994 the daughter of Bob Brown donated it to the Lake Park Historical Society to use as a museum.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1997. The building now houses the Lake Park Museum, which includes collections of family histories and artifacts.[2]
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| Location | Railroad Ave., jct. with Lawrence St., Lake Park, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 30°41′00″N 83°10′56″W / 30.683205°N 83.182234°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1890 |
| Architectural style | folk Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000099[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1997 |
According to its NRHP nomination, the store in 1892 was a drug store and general merchandise store that was operated by a Dr. E. Taylor, and Ewell Brown was an employee: a pill roller and assistant operator. The name of the store was changed when Brown purchased it in 1899 to "Ewell Brown, Lender in Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries and General Merchandise".[3]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ History City of Lake Park, Georgia
- ^ Barbara Slocumb and Amy Pallante (January 15, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ewell Brown General Store / Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store". National Park Service. with 8 photos
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