J. C. Penney House | |
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| Location | Railroad Park, Kemmerer, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′43″N 110°32′8″W / 41.79528°N 110.53556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Part of | J. C. Penney Historic District (ID78002830) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001958[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1976 |
| Designated NHLDCP | June 2, 1978 |
The J. C. Penney House in Kemmerer, Wyoming was the home of James Cash Penney, the founder of the J. C. Penney department stores, during the 1904-1909 period that he developed his formula for a successful dry goods store. Penney and wife moved to Kemmerer in 1902 and lived in the garret of a small house. With a child, it was too small, and Penney bought this two-storey house in 1904. It was small, too: about 25 feet (7.6 m) wide and sloping down to the back, going about 30 feet (9.1 m) deep.[2]
During this period he was operating the "mother store" of the future J.C. Penney empire.[3]
It is now operated as a house museum at least during the summer.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and is a contributing property to the J. C. Penney Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.[1]
