The J. C. Penney House in Kemmerer, Wyoming, was the home of James Cash Penney, the founder of the J. C. Penney department stores, during the 1904-1909 period that he developed his formula for a successful dry goods store. Penney and wife moved to Kemmerer in 1902 and lived in the garret of a small house. With a child, it was too small, and Penney bought this two-storey house in 1904. It was small, too: about 25 feet (7.6 m) wide and sloping down to the back, going about 30 feet (9.1 m) deep.[2]
During this period he was operating the "mother store" of the future J.C. Penney empire.[3]
It is now operated as a house museum at least during the summer.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and is a contributing property to the J. C. Penney Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.[1]
Further reading
- "James Cash Penney: From Clerk to Chain-store Tycoon", at Wyoming State Hist
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ned Frost (March 29, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: J.C. Penney House / J.C. Penney Home". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2020. with photo from 1976
- ^ "Home". kemmerer.org.
External links
- J.C. Penney House - museum information at Wyoming State Historical Society
- J.C. Penney House, at Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, with photo from front
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