Beaconsfield Supply Store

	Beaconsfield Supply Store
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Beaconsfield, Iowa
Coordinates	40°48′27″N 94°03′01″W / 40.80750°N 94.05028°W
Built	1916
NRHP reference No.	07000451
Added to NRHP	May 24, 2007

The Beaconsfield Supply Store is a one-story brick building in rural Ringgold County, Iowa, United States.^[1] Built in 1916, it became the birthplace of the Hy-Vee chain of stores when Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg opened a general store together in 1930.^[2] The building was later used for a variety of purposes, including a telephone exchange. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[3]

The building serves as the community center for Beaconsfield, which, with 15 residents as of 2021,^[4] has been described as the second smallest incorporated city in Iowa.^[5]

References

^ Hy-Vee. "Beaconsfield Supply Store" (PDF). Hy-Vee. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
^ Gilbert, Kathleen (2004). The History of Hy-Vee: 75 Years of a Helpful Smile. Heritage Publishers. ISBN 0929690788.
^ National Park Service. "NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
^ "The Tiniest Town in Every State". MSN.
^ McMillan, Brian (August 13, 2010). "First Hy-Vee Store". Iowa Backroads. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[HyVee-1] Hy-Vee. "Beaconsfield Supply Store" (PDF). Hy-Vee. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[Gilbert-2] Gilbert, Kathleen (2004). The History of Hy-Vee: 75 Years of a Helpful Smile. Heritage Publishers. ISBN 0929690788.

[NRHP-3] National Park Service. "NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[4] "The Tiniest Town in Every State". MSN.

[McMillan-5] McMillan, Brian (August 13, 2010). "First Hy-Vee Store". Iowa Backroads. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Ringgold County, Iowa
Beaconsfield	Beaconsfield Supply Store
Diagonal	W.J. Buck Polygonal Barn
Maloy	Lee Shay Farmhouse
Mount Ayr	Ringgold County Courthouse Ringgold County Jail
Redding	Middlefork Methodist Episcopal Church
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Ringgold County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa