Brewster General Store

The Brewster General Store has been the center of Brewster since the 1800's. This building started as a church. My grandfather, Henry T. Crocker, owned the store from 1926-1945. His one-stop shopping store provided everything one needed in this small town plus he was the postmaster and sold insurance out of the store. A woman who lived in the town in the summer told me the mail would come in by train in the evening. She said everyone walked to the store and hung around talking waiting while my grandfather sorted the mail. There are still benches outside so everyone can sit and talk while they drink their morning coffee and catch up on gossip. My grandfather was deposed as postmaster by President Franklin Roosevelt.