Woodside Store

Robert Orville Tripp was a Massachusetts dentist who split redwood shingles when he first came west, and the store he kept for more than half a century held far more than groceries: the post office, a bank, a lending library and his dental chair. The nomination that put the building on the National Register lists him as a grape grower and vintner, and also as an organizer of the Mountain Dell Temperance Union. It calls the store the last intact reminder of the lumber culture of the 1850s and 1860s. The bronze now stands behind the store.

What the plaque says

Woodside Store Built in 1854 among sawmills and redwood groves by Dr. R. O. Tripp and M. A. Parkhurst; operated by Dr. Tripp in person (who also served as dentist, librarian, postmaster and community leader) until his death in 1909. Purchased by the County of San Mateo 1940. Opened as a public museum September 7, 1947. State Registered Landmark No. 93 Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with San Mateo County Historical Association. Dedicated October 16, 1949

Where it stands

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