History of Scott's Country Market |
The main part of the store 19
Main Street was built in 1902 and was opened in 1903 as a meat and grocery
store. The upstairs was used as a smokehouse in addition to making sausage and
scrapple. The dry celler was used to store the winter supply of
potatoes.
In 1983, Bob and Ho Scott became the 5th owners of
the store.
In 1986, they purchased 21, 23, and 25 Main Street and
expanded into buildings dating back to 1772. These locations housed the post
office, New Egypt Press, the library, a hardware store and an ice cream parlor
over the years. Upstais was occupied by a dentist and an insurance
office.
In December 2004, Scott's closed for six weeks to completely
remodel their entire building. Included in that remodeling was a new retail
store in the building at 23 Main Street and expandsion of their prepared foods
section. They also added indoor and outdoor bistro seating.
Pictures of
most of the buildings on Main Street was well as other parts of New Egypt
dating back as far as the 1860's can be found on display in Scott's Country
Market. |
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