This is currently home to the Country Corner, a Southern meat-and-three establishment. My mother and I ate here for lunch and it was great, and maybe more importantly, the sweet tea was perfect [I like it sweet but not syrupy and theirs fit the bill]. And they have really good coconut creme pie. Though it was obvious we were not locals, the employees were very welcoming. Since I do my best to patronize small local restaurants when I’m on the road, it’s nice to be made to feel at home in a new place.
I’m unsure as to the building’s original use, but it was likely a general or hardware store.
This was a garage & hardware store. It was operated by grandfather for a Mr. Kendal. My father helped lay the bricks for the original building which was constructed before the road was paved. When the state paved the road they had to tear off the front of the building and put up a new facade. They added on to the back side so it would have the same dimensions as before.