Pridgen's Store, Warren County, NC

This is Pridgen's Store in Warren County. It opened in about 1880. It still contains the original display cabinets, counters, shelves, drawers and the remnants of the old post office and telephone switchboard. It was run by the Pridgen/Davis family who lived in Creek HomePlace, and the store goes with the house which is across the road. There is still some of the merchandise in the store that was there when it closed. The original shelves and counters are there. The original, handwritten sales ledgers are there. The building is about 60 feet long and about 25 feet wide and is two full stories tall. The second floor provides great storage for the old contents of the store. It has a large wood burning stove. After the store closed in the 1930s, the store was used for storage and is currently used as a hobby woodworking shop.

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