Thomas Brothers Store

The story

Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com

Thomas Brothers Store is a building at 4 S. Main St. in Biglerville, Adams County, built in 1912 in the Classical Revival style. It was listed in the National Register in 2008.

Why it's listed

It was listed under criterion A, with local significance in commerce. The nomination gives its period of significance as 1912 to 1958, reflecting the year it was built and its long use as a general store and commercial center.

Physical character

The building has brick walls on a fieldstone foundation and an asphalt roof. A parapet cornice tops the facade, and a cast iron fire escape survives on the building. In the 1960s a shed-roofed wood frame porch was added to the front. Ner C. Thomas was the architect.

Historical context

In 1925 G. R. Thomas sold his portion of the property to N. C. and Nettie Thomas. President Eisenhower visited in 1960. Over the years the building served as a general store, professional offices, a restaurant, a meeting hall, a library, and a private dwelling, and it included an auditorium space. At the time of its listing it was a department store.