Cobourg and District Images

Centreton General Store

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
The General Store in Centreton. Post Office was located in the store.
Notes
Built in the 1870s by the Brewster family, it was rented to Robert A. Elliott in 1894 as a branch to Robert's Roseneath store till 1904. Thomas McCutcheon (Robert's father-in-law), his wife and daughter Libby operated the store until Libby married James Elliott (brother to Robert). The Brewster family continued the store till they sold it to Alvin Tucker in 1939. The original store burned in 1943 but was later rebuilt.
Date of Original
1993
Date Of Event
c.1919
Subject(s)
Local identifier
917-82
Collection
Historical Photographs
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.08342 Longitude: -78.03281
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Cobourg Public Library
Email:info@cobourg.library.on.ca
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