Beaconsfield Supply Store

Beaconsfield Supply Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Beaconsfield, Iowa
Coordinates	40°48′27″N 94°03′01″W / 40.80750°N 94.05028°W / 40.80750; -94.05028Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 94°03′01″W / 40.80750°N 94.05028°W / 40.80750; -94.05028
Built	1916
NRHP Reference #	07000451
Added to NRHP	May 24, 2007

Beaconsfield Supply Store is a one-story brick building in rural Ringgold County, Iowa, United States.^[1] Built in 1916, it became the birthplace of the Hy-Vee chain of stores when Charles Hyde and David Vrendenburg opened a general store together in 1930.^[2] The building was later used for a variety of purposes, including a telephone exchange. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[3]

The building serves as the community center for Beaconsfield, which one of the smallest incorporated cities in Iowa.^[4]

References

↑ Hy-Vee. "Beaconsfield Supply Store" (PDF). Hy-Vee. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
↑ Gilbert, Kathleen (2004). The History of Hy-Vee: 75 Years of a Helpful Smile. Heritage Publishers. ISBN 0929690788.
↑ National Park Service. "NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
↑ McMillan, Brian (August 13, 2010). "First Hy-Vee Store". Iowa Backroads. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

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National Register of Historic Places in Ringgold County, Iowa

Beaconsfield	Beaconsfield Supply Store

Diagonal	W.J. Buck Polygonal Barn

Maloy	Lee Shay Farmhouse

Mount Ayr	Ringgold County Courthouse Ringgold County Jail

Redding	Middlefork Methodist Episcopal Church

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Ringgold County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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