The Village Store started its life as a corn crib belonging to C.F. Porter. The corn crib was located on Tucker Hill Road by the Sayre Bridge. The building was moved to its current location, expanded, and converted into a store around 1895.

Like in so many Vermont towns, the Village Store wasn’t just a general store. It was a hub of town activity where members of the community stopped to get a cup of coffee, drop off mail, chat with neighbors, and pick up groceries.

The Village Store shut its doors in 2022, and post office operations were suspended in 2025. Since then, the store has sat vacant and deteriorating.