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About
Harrison Brothers Hardware
Harrison
Brothers, located on South Side Square in Huntsville, is the oldest
operating hardware store in Alabama. Founded in 1879 by brothers
James and Daniel Harrison as a tobacco store on Jefferson Street,
the business was moved to its present location in 1897.
Robert
S. Harrison, the youngest brother, opened the current store with
older brother Daniel. Robert's sons, Daniel F. and John, took
over during the fifties by which time the stock consisted primarily
of hardware, furniture, and crockery. The younger set of brothers
ignored modern merchandising techniques, thereby preserving the
store in its turn-of-the-century condition.
The
almost certain dismantling of the store following John's death
in 1983 prompted the nonprofit Historic Huntsville Foundation
to undertake the ultimate preservation challenge - to keep Harrison
Brothers intact. Upon purchase of the property, the Foundation
cleaned and inventoried, hired a manager, and reopened the doors
in the fall of 1984 with a staff of dedicated volunteer clerks.
Harrison
Brothers has gained popularity throughout the years and has rapidly
become one of Huntsville's most popular tourist attractions. The
buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
The
store was designated as one of the U.S. Department of the Interior's
Save America's Treasures projects in 2001.
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Harrison
Brothers Hardware
124 South Side Square
Huntsville, AL 35801
256.536.3631
866.533.3631 (toll free)
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 4:00pm
Group tours by reservation
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