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well-established store a short way north of the center out of business by 1890. The store was bought in 1918 by William LaValley, and was operated by his family until 1940. May LaValley occupied the residential portion of the building until 1997, and in 2000 it was sold by her heirs to the town in the hopes that it would be preserved. In 2012, the town voted to either demolish or sell the dilapidated structure. Funds for its demolition were appropriated in 2013, and in 2014 the town was considering other uses of the parcel, including for a potential expansion of town hall.
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The store was built about 1880 by Conrad Frost, at a time when the town's village center was just beginning to take shape. The Congregational Church and village common had been a focal point since 1803, and the town hall had just been built. Frost's choice of location was well made, for he drove a
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The Cornwall General Store was located in the small village center of Cornwall, on the east side of Vermont Route 30, immediately south of
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in 2005. Sold to the town for preservation in 2000, it was demolished about 2013.
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South Starksboro Friends Meeting House and Cemetery
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Cornwall General Store is located in Vermont
Cornwall General Store is located in the United States
VT 30
Cornwall, Vermont
43°57′40″N 73°12′34″W / 43.96111°N 73.20944°W / 43.96111; -73.20944
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Vermont Route 30
Cornwall, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places
Cornwall Town Hall
National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont


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