Black's Store is an historic building located in Hampton, Illinois

Hampton, Illinois

Hampton is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,626 at the 2000 census.-History:The village was originally in territory claimed by the Sauk and Fox Indians, and several Woodland era Native mounds are located in the village limits, and in the adjacent...

, United States

United States

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1976, and is now known as Brettun & Black Museum. The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened. It is a 3 story brick structure that had one of the first elevator

Elevator

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s in the Midwest. Preservationist Ron Nelson of Bishop Hill, Illinois

Bishop Hill, Illinois

Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, along the South Edwards River. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, up from 125 at the 2000 census...

restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach. The museum recreates the 1849 store.