History of the Faulkner-Pierce Drug Store

The Faulkner-Pierce Drug Store is a landmark building of the canal era.  The drug store was in operation from 1840 to 1916.  Then it became a hardware store from 1923 to 1961.

Read this Faulkner-Pierce Drug Store Plaque

The front half of the building was constructed in the 1840's while the back half was built in the late 1860's after the Civil War.  The building was built of rock taken from the nearby Duck Creek.

The back half of the building was used as a millinery shop and a barber shop.  The top floor was Red-Men's Lodge Hall.