Beaconsfield Supply Store

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Location Beaconsfield, Iowa
Coordinates 40°48′27″N94°03′01″W / 40.80750°N 94.05028°W / 40.80750; -94.05028 Coordinates: 40°48′27″N94°03′01″W / 40.80750°N 94.05028°W / 40.80750; -94.05028
Built1916
NRHP reference No. 07000451
Added to NRHPMay 24, 2007

The Beaconsfield Supply Store is a one-story brick building in rural Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. [1] Built in 1916, it became the birthplace of the Hy-Vee chain of stores when Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg opened a general store together in 1930. [2] The building was later used for a variety of purposes, including a telephone exchange. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [3]

The building serves as the community center for Beaconsfield, which, with 15 residents as of 2021, [4] has been described as the second smallest incorporated city in Iowa. [5]

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References

  1. Hy-Vee. "Beaconsfield Supply Store" (PDF). Hy-Vee. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. Gilbert, Kathleen (2004). The History of Hy-Vee: 75 Years of a Helpful Smile. Heritage Publishers. ISBN   0929690788.
  3. National Park Service. "NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  4. "The Tiniest Town in Every State". MSN .
  5. McMillan, Brian (August 13, 2010). "First Hy-Vee Store". Iowa Backroads. Retrieved 2015-10-15.