Johnston's Grocery Store, at 301 N. Picacho in

Casa Grande, Arizona , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = Casa Grande-Casa Grande Union High School-1920-2.jpg , imagesize = 250px , image_caption = Historic Casa Grande Union High School which now serves as the ...

, is a historic building built around 1907. It was listed on the

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in 1985. It was deemed significant for its use of

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, which was rarely used for commercial buildings at the time of its construction. The building first served as a grocery store until 1932, first operated by Johnston and then by Wong Hong Chin. It was later home of Sofia's Mexican Chicken.. It was owned from 1920 to 1935 by George Washington Johnston.It was incorrectly documented and listed as "Johnson's", but the owner was named Johnston. As reported by a relative, see Talk:List of historic properties in Casa Grande, Arizona.

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{{National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Pinal County, Arizona Commercial buildings completed in 1907 Buildings and structures in Casa Grande, Arizona Retail buildings in Arizona Grocery store buildings 1907 establishments in Arizona Territory