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Robie's Country Store is a historic store at 9 Riverside Street in
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, United States. As a business, the general store was in continuous operation between 1822 and 1997, the last 110 years under the ownership of the Robie family from 1887, from whence it gets its name. The current building, constructed in 1906 following a fire, is a rare regional example of a store with a "boomtown" facade. It has been a political stop for presidential candidates since the early 1950s. Robie's Country Store was added to the
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in 2000, and the
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in 2002. It is now owned by a non-profit organization, with the store operated under lease.


Description

Robie's is located in the village center of Hooksett, on a parcel bounded on the south by the
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, the east by a railroad right of way, and the north by Riverside Street. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof obscured on the front by a two-story facade. The facade has elaborate
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features, including paneled corner pilasters and a projecting cornice with a dentil course and modillion blocks.


History

A general store was established on this site in 1822, the year Hooksett was incorporated. The shop flourished at least in part due to its location: close to road and river in the early years, and also later close to textile mills and railroad traffic. The original building had a dock and received river barge merchandise until the railroad arrived in 1842. The first building on the site burned in 1857, was rebuilt, burned again in 1906, and was again rebuilt. George A. Robie bought the store in 1887, and over the next 110 years it was passed down from father to son. It provided Hooksett with food and supplies and doubled as the town's
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. The Postal Service still maintains a cluster of mailboxes inside the store for 26 customers. The building and its historical pieces were purchased by the Robie's Country Store Preservation Corp. after the retirement of Lloyd Robie in 1997. The store operates under lease agreement.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Merrimack County, New ...


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