Black's Store

Black's Store, also known as the Brettun & Black Museum, is an historic building located in Hampton, Illinois, United States. The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened.^[2] It is a three-story brick structure that had one of the first elevators in the Midwest.^[3] Preservationist Ron Nelson of Bishop Hill, Illinois restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach.^[4]

Black's Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1st Ave. Hampton, Illinois
Coordinates	41°33′25″N 90°24′51″W / 41.55694°N 90.41417°W / 41.55694; -90.41417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1849
NRHP reference No.	76000727[1]
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1976

The Brettun & Black Museum recreates the 1849 store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]