{"nrhp_refnum":"80001386","name":"Robinson, J. L., General Store","other_names":["Hagaman Store"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off IL 108","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hagaman","county":"Macoupin County","state":"IL","lat":39.303582188000064,"lon":-90.07975614799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood frame, false-front general store at Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois, built in 1881 by Charles Crossland Robinson. It measures 80 by 40 feet, with two stories in the main area and a one-story south side.","why_significant":"The store was the focal point for the Chesterfield area's needs, supplying seed, fertilizer and household goods, and serving as post office and express agency for two railroads. It was the first building in the community with electricity, a telephone and a telegraph, and was a Democratic Party organizing headquarters before the 1932 election. It is also the only surviving pre-1900 building in the area.","narrative":"Built in 1881 by railroad worker Charles Crossland Robinson, this wood frame, false-front general store in Hagaman, Macoupin County, measures 80 by 40 feet and is made of native materials. Its foundation uses piled granite with oak sills, the walls are sheathed in wide boards, and a tin ceiling covers the main trading area. A roofed portico runs across the front, and a single chimney served three wood and coal stoves. The store supplied seed, fertilizer and household goods to the Chesterfield area, and doubled as the post office for Western Mound Township and an express agency shipping produce and livestock on two railroads. It was the first local building with electricity, from a Delco system, and the site of the first telephone and telegraph. It also served as Democratic Party headquarters before the 1932 election. It is the only surviving pre-1900 building in the area, alongside St. Catherine's Church and the Hagaman Town Hall.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Charles Crossland Robinson","architectural_style":"Wood frame, false front commercial building","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and in fair condition, unaltered and on its original site; the statement of significance says the store still functions much as it did a hundred years ago.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.319148-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/8935/28893517/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001386.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001386/4c1332ea1c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001386/4c1332ea1c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Coalfather","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._L._Robinson_General_Store_exterior.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalfather</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._L._Robinson_General_Store_exterior.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893517","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._L._Robinson_General_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16892768"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/macoupin-county/robinson-j-l-general-store-80001386/"}