Black's Store, also known as the Brettun & Black Museum, is an historic building located in
Hampton, Illinois, United States. The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened.
It is a three-story brick structure that had one of the first
elevator
An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...
s in the Midwest.
Preservationist Ron Nelson of
Bishop Hill, Illinois
Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States, along the South Edwards River. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, up from 125 in 2000. It is the home of the Bishop Hill State Historic Site, a park operated by the Illi ...
restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach.
The Brettun & Black Museum recreates the 1849 store. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
References
External links
Hampton history
{{NRHP in Rock Island County, Illinois
Commercial buildings completed in 1849
Culture of the Quad Cities
Tourist attractions in the Quad Cities
National Register of Historic Places in Rock Island County, Illinois
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Museums in Rock Island County, Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois