Johnston's Grocery Store

Coordinates: 32°52′36″N 111°45′02″W / 32.87667°N 111.75056°W / 32.87667; -111.75056 (Johnson's Grocery Store)
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Johnson's Grocery Store
Johnson's Grocery Store
Location301 N. Picacho, Casa Grande, Arizona
Coordinates32°52′36″N 111°45′02″W / 32.87667°N 111.75056°W / 32.87667; -111.75056 (Johnson's Grocery Store)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1907
MPSCasa Grande MRA
NRHP reference No.85000885[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1985

Johnston's Grocery Store, at 301 N. Picacho in Casa Grande, Arizona, is a historic building built around 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

It was deemed significant for its use of adobe, which was rarely used for commercial buildings at the time of its construction. The building first served as a grocery store until 1932, first operated by Johnston and then by Wong Hong Chin. It was later home of Sofia's Mexican Chicken.[2]

It was owned from 1920 to 1935 by George Washington Johnston.[note 1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ It was incorrectly documented and listed as "Johnson's", but the owner was named Johnston. As reported by a relative, see Talk:List of historic properties in Casa Grande, Arizona.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Janus Associates Inc. (September 1982). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Johnson's Grocery Store / Sofia's Mexican Chicken". National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2018..