National Register of Historic Places

Robinson, J. L., General Store

Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois
Listed
September 11, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001386

About this property

The J. L. Robinson General Store is a historic general store located on Hagaman Road in Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois. Railroad worker Charles Crossland Robinson opened the store in 1881; his son James Leo Robinson took over the store upon his father's death, giving it its current name. The store was the primary supplier of household and farming supplies in Western Mound Township and the Hagaman and Chesterfield areas. In addition, the building served as the township's post office, a railway express office for Macoupin County's two railroads, and the local Democratic Party headquarters. The store was also the first building in the area to receive electricity and telephone service. It is now the only surviving building in the area built before 1900. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1980.

Location

Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois
39.30358, -90.07976

Categories

COMMERCECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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When was Robinson, J. L., General Store listed on the National Register?

Robinson, J. L., General Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Robinson, J. L., General Store?

Robinson, J. L., General Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Robinson, J. L., General Store is recorded as the industrial era.

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