The Skyline Commissary (also known as the Rock Store) is a historic building in Skyline, Alabama. It was built in 1935 as part of Skyline Farms, a project of the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal program that sought to provide jobs for unemployed farmers on collective farms.[3] The commissary sold food to both co-op members and surrounding residents, and served as the hub of social activity for the community. The co-op operated until the end of World War II, when it was sold to private owners. The commissary continued to operate as a general store for the community until the early 2000s. It was converted into a heritage museum in 2005. Like other New Deal structures, the commissary makes heavy use of local materials. The walls are of locally quarried limestone, and the façade features a pedimented portico covering double entry doors. The entry is flanked by two large, multi-paned fixed windows. A gable-roofed ell was added to the north of the rear side in 1937.[4] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
Skyline Commissary | |
 The building in November 2017 | |
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| Location | Northeast corner of the junction of County Roads 25 & 107, Skyline, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′46″N 86°7′27″W / 34.81278°N 86.12417°W |
| Built | 1935 |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000365[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2013 |
| Designated ARLH | January 22, 2009[2] |
The Skyline Farms Heritage Association owns the building and operates it as the Rock Store Museum.[5] It is open on a limited basis.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Donna R Causey (February 18, 2014). "The people of Skyline Farms were seeking a better life in Jackson County [old photographs]". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ Sprouse, David (November 30, 2011). "Skyline Commissary" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Preserving the Skyline Farms Colony". Appalachian History. July 24, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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