John Green's general store (Dublin, California)

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The Green store was built in 1860 by John Green. John Green came to Dublin from New York. Mr. Green purchased Michael Murray's farm and built a mercantile store and hotel. He became Dublin's first and leading businessman. By 1870 Dublin had two hotels, a store, a wagon and blacksmith shop, a shoemaker, a school, a church, a Sunday school and was the crossroads for Bay Area travelers. By 1878 the community was officially named Dublin, after Dublin, Ireland.

This building has been in constant use as a business building. It began as a general store, changed into a neighborhood pub, was a restaurant and is now a church.

From 1914 - 1948 the northeast corner of the building was the Dublin Branch of the Alameda County Library.

In 1980 it was saved from destruction through the efforts of the Dublin Historical Preservation Association and was restored and expanded in 1984 by the Star Foods Corporation.