Description
Built after the fire of 1910 which destroyed the original store on
the site
Construction
Wood Frame above fieldstone base.
Uses
Originally a general store. Since acquisition by Historic Fallsington,
has served as the office of the organization.
Additional space is occupied by the Fallsington Antique & Craft
Shop.
Current Owner
Historic Fallsington, Inc.
Notes
Isaiah V. Williamson, born 1803 in Fallsington, apprenticed in the
original store. There he learned the retail trade. He went on to
found a dry goods business in Philadelphia. He became one of the
richest men in the area and a major philanthropist. In 1889,
shortly before his death, he gave $2 million to found the Williamson
Free School of Mechanical Trades, which continues today.