John O'Ferrell Store, also known as "Olde Store", is a historic

general store A general merchant store (also known as general merchandise store, general dealer, village shop, or country store) is a rural or small-town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, someti ...

located at Mongo, Springfield Township,

LaGrange County, Indiana LaGrange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 40,446. The county seat is LaGrange, Indiana. The county is located in the Northern Indiana region known as Michiana and is about east of South ...

. It was built in 1832, and is a two-story,

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

style frame building, with later 19th century additions. The replacement shed roofed front porch was added in the 1930s. Over its history, the store served as a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...

, distillery, and informal courtroom. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the

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in 1975.

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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Greek Revival architecture in Indiana Commercial buildings completed in 1832 Buildings and structures in LaGrange County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in LaGrange County, Indiana {{LaGrangeCountyIN-NRHP-stub