Country Store
In about 1976 Mrs. Thomas and her carpenter Mr. O. A. Buchanan replicated this structure with part of the 1830 double corn crib and old lumber to create form a typical nineteenth-century East Texas crossroads mercantile store. General stores were just that. They had a little bit of everything. Customers could get a bath or haircut, have their shoes shined, purchase gas and kerosene, and buy a variety of provisions. In addition to the Gift Shop, the store houses a mercantile collection which includes old store furnishings, signs, period merchandise and collectibles.
This building now contains the Village Gift Shop.
Thanks to The Pineywoods Foundation, who awarded Millard's Crossing a grant in December 2010 to re-roof the country store and to re-install the wood burning stove. The project has been continued with additional support by members of the community who have made it possible to have new wiring and air conditioning.
This building now contains the Village Gift Shop.
Thanks to The Pineywoods Foundation, who awarded Millard's Crossing a grant in December 2010 to re-roof the country store and to re-install the wood burning stove. The project has been continued with additional support by members of the community who have made it possible to have new wiring and air conditioning.
