J.W. Green Mercantile

 store / shop, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, general store

Historic general store listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1898
- Areas of significance: Commerce; Social History
- Area: less than 1 acre
- Also known as: Green Mercantile Store (NRHP name)
- Date added to NRHP: 10/1/1974
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
- Notes: John W. Green, Sr. arrived in Buffalo Creek in the 1880’s and operated a hotel and general merchandise store until they were destroyed by fire in 1897. In 1898, he constructed this new two-story building with walls of native granite cut into 18" squares. The local post office operated in the building, and the second floor often served as a community meeting hall. The mercantile store remains open today.