Contributed by Cheryl Vigue through Hartland Historical Society
Description
In the 1960s, '70s, and early '80s, the Hartland Emporium sold hardware, sporting and recreation goods, and items for the home out of what had been known as the Park House, originally a 19th century inn in the center of town.
In this August, 1967, photo, store co-owner and manager John Plummer stands in front of the store with his wife, Florence (left), and his daughter, Cheryl (center). The large glass bay windows behind them held rotating displays of store goods. Particularly popular was a Christmastime display complete with mechanical elves that seemed to saw and hammer away at their workbenches.
Plummer started the business in 1959 in partnership with his friend and fellow World War II veteran, Harold Gertsen, who resided in New Jersey. Plummer and his family lived in Dover-Foxcroft at the time and he commuted daily to Hartland to run the store. In 1965, when Plummer's daughters went to college, he and his wife moved to the Park House and lived in a large apartment over the store. In 1976, Plummer opened the Coffee Shoppe in another section of the Park House.
He and his partner sold the building and businesses in 1984.
About This Item
- Title: Hartland Emporium, 1967
- Creation Date: 1967
- Subject Date: 1967
- Location: Hartland, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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- Dutch Boy Paints
- fishing equipment
- hardware store
- home decor
- home goods
- Main Street business
- Park House
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Hartland Historical SocietyPO Box 173, Hartland, ME 04943
(207) 938-2947
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