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Cassels' Store is a historic structure in
McIntosh, Georgia McIntosh is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History McIntosh had its start when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was extended to that point. The community was originally named Golding's Grove. It wa ...
. The structure consists of the remains of a store built in 1887. In 1983, the site was added to the
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History

The store was built by Robert Quarterman Cassels in 1887 on the site of a previous store in
McIntosh, Georgia McIntosh is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History McIntosh had its start when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was extended to that point. The community was originally named Golding's Grove. It wa ...
. The general store, located across from McIntosh's
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, stood three stories tall and had an
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, ...
. The store was officially known as R. Q. Cassels and Sons Store and was operated by Robert and his two sons. Following Robert's death in 1900, his two sons continued to operate the store until 1928. Upon its closing, the building fell into ruin, and today only some of the original structure remains. On August 5, 1983, the structure was added to 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 ...
.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Liberty County, Georgia This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Liberty County, Georgia. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. Th ...


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* * * {{refend National Register of Historic Places in Liberty County, Georgia Ruins on the National Register of Historic Places Commercial buildings completed in 1887 1887 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)