Terrell Country Store

03/30/2023

15 new items · Memory by Jo Ireland

12/01/2020

Just a Bit of History..

12/01/2020

Just Some Pictures of Our Lost Landmark of Terrell..

11/12/2020

Commentary: Demise of Terrell Country store a tipping point for community | Lake Norman Publications

Terrell, as we know it, is history. It likely was inevitable that this rural throwback to a time when agriculture drove the local economy would evolve – or devolve, depending on your perspective – int

11/11/2020

It's Been a Really Long Time Since I posted anything..
I am So Sorry,
The End of Our Story Ended with a Phone Call that the Store was being sold and Torn Down..
My Heartbreak began with that Call, and My Heart Still Breaks Today..
I have had some people message, so I will begin by posting the pictures of the Past til the Moment.. I sweapt away the debris on the brick steps with my hands, as I was crying and saying Goodbye to My Home away from Home..
It Breaks My Heart to Drive Out of Our Road and See that Empty Corner..and Sad that There Is No More Historic Terrell.. but We had Some Great Memories and Pictures I will share..
My Greatest Thanks to All Who Loved That Grand Old Landmark ❤

03/16/2020

Keep Your Eyes Open as I will Be Posting More Pictures..

03/16/2020

I Stopped by the Store on my Way Out to get my Grandson for Spring Break.
I heard that they were going to be taking the Store Apart to Reassemble..and I saw trucks and movements there...So I stopped to See What Was Going On..
I am Sorry to Say that I Cannot Remember the Gentleman, nor the Company..I was given a His Business Card, but Apparently when I pulled out my Phone to Snap Pictures..Guess the Card Came out to..I will let You know Who after I obtain Permission from the Gentleman I Spoke With..
I Feel Lucky that this Gentleman Loves the History of the Building, as Most of the Community Feels Love for That General Store.
I was told that they are looking for a place to re-assemble Terrell Country Store..and I read there will be a Virtual Tour of the Store, for the Children to See History. I'm Sorry that it Won't be Sitting where it was Raised so Long ago..but At Least, I don't Believe I will see it a Pile of Rubbish..
What I did See What a Team who is taking the Store back to its Original State. They found a door that had been hidden between the Store and What was the Hairdressers..IceCream Parlor,etc.
I ask if I Could Return and take Pictures as they Reveal their Finds.
So, I will be Returning and Keeping You All Posted...

02/12/2020

Last Night Traveling Home from My Doctors, I Stopped to See What has Been My Home Away from Home for Seven Years..
I am So Saddened to See It Dark and Empty and Sitting So Alone from the Historical Town of Terrell.
The Building that is Now just a Pile of Rubbish, likely to be Buried or Removed Used to be the Building where Cotton was kept until Ready to Go to The Cotton Gin, that was burned down years ago, but some of the Wood kept was the floor of the backroom of the Store. Built by Tim Sherrill..and When the Cotton was Ready, and made into products, Sold in the Store..
Terrell Country Store Is a Love that Holds my Heart, perhaps my Soul, as just the Thought of That Store Being a Pile of Rubbish of What I Saw last night of the Concrete House for Cotton, it's one Side of the Building, Welcoming You to Historic Terrell..
Well, Apparently Historic Terrell, Is Not to Be Historical Anymore..
I have worked with Those who have also Loved this Landmark of Terrell trying to Save Terrell County Store from being a Pile of Rubbish like I Saw Last Nght..
I Saw the Hand Hewn Logs of The Civil War Era in the pile..The Same Logs that The Store was Also Built On..I know because We had to go beneath the Store a few times in our Seven Years of Filling This Store with Handmade Items made from Our Community..Or Our Vendors, selling their Treasures ..and For All the Treasures We Found Over Those Wonderful Seven Years..
Beginning on a New Years Eve Cleaning top to bottom..Having left Over Chicken Wings for Our Dinner, and Sitting at an Antique Coke Table with One Bottle of Spumante.
We spent the night on an Air Mattress..and Never Bothered by the Ghosts who were told lived there too..Awakened to a New Year, and Begin to Bring in Antiques, Collectibles, and Opening in February 2013..Had so Many Locals who wanted to Be a Part of This Great Place, so Our Plans Changed and We Invited All Who Wanted to Begin This Journey with Us..
And, What a Journey It was..Until that Phone Call from the Owner saying We had to be Out by October 1st 2019. And the Store Torn Down..I have tried as well as So many Others, I won't mention by Name Doing Everything We Could to Save Terrell Country Store from being Torn Down..
I Say a Big Thank You to All.
Tears Still Fall, as I Am So Sure the Walls of My Home Away from Home will be Gone..Another Pile of Rubbish.
I Keep My Memories and My Heart Breaks for the Loss of All Our Friends who lived within those walls..Our Friends, the Ghosts of the Past..We said, You're Welcome to Follow Us, as You Watched Over Our Place, Day and Night..and My Heart is Saddened that the Walls are Empty..It Stands Alone..Maybe for a Few More Days..
I dread the Moment When I Hear that the Store is Being Torn Down.
I will want to maybe go and Stand wherever that bulldozer goes..
I just Don't Know What Will Happen..or If My Heart Can Take It.

12/20/2019

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12/20/2019

Wouldn't this Be a Great Building for Historical Terrell,
Civil War Era..Enactments,
History of Terrell and Surrounding Counties..

12/20/2019

We are So Sorry that the Store Is Closed. Working on Keeping it Standing.

10/17/2019

Hi Jo, this this is the Wikipedia info you wanted from Beth on Nextdoor

Terrell Historic District
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Terrell Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location NC 150 and SR 1848, Terrell, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′26″N 81°04′30″WCoordinates: 35°42′26″N 81°04′30″W
Area 150 acres (61 ha)
Built by Gabriel, R.E.; Et al.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 86001685[1]
Added to NRHP July 15, 1986
Terrell Historic District is a national historic district located at Terrell, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Terrell. Most of the buildings date from the late-19th an early-20th century and includes notable examples of Greek Revival and Late Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Connor Store and Post Office (c. 1891), Coleman-Caldwell-Gabriel House (c. 1854), Sherrill-Gabriel House (c. 1880s, 1906), Rehobeth Methodist Church (1889, 1950s), Gabriel Cotton Gin (1932), Cotton Storage Building (c. 1930), and Walter Gabriel House (c. 1902).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]