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J.J. Hapgood – A History

J.J. Hapgood has always been a place with many purposes. Through its 150 years, the store has been a post office, a market, a hardware store and a place to connect with neighbors and friends.

Owners Juliette and Tim Britton have worked to renew the store’s central role in the community by creating a welcoming and multifunctional space where locals and tourists can eat, shop, meet, learn and come together.

J.J. Hapgood feels like community, not a business. I love that Juliette and Tim are there almost every day, and they make you feel well taken care of. It is what you want when you go into a small, local store in Vermont.
Steve Stettler. Producing Artistic Director, Weston Playhouse

The story of J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery begins in 1806, when Josiah Jackson Hapgood—the original J.J. Hapgood—built a small house in Peru, Vermont and opened the Peru General Store. Hapgood’s wife managed the store while he built a hugely successful logging business. Hapgood’s son took over the business and, over the course of the next century, the store changed hands many times.

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Juliette and Tim Britton purchased the building and began construction in 2013. The store—and a local cow—was famously featured in the 1987 film Baby Boom, staring Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard.

Juliette and Tim Britton opened the rebuilt J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery just in time for the busy 2013-2014 ski season.

Read more about the rebuilding and restoration process on our Restoration page.

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J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery.
Serving Peru, Vermont w/ quality food etc. since 1927. Re-imagined in 2014.

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