| J. C. Penney House | |
| Location: | Railroad Park, Kemmerer, Wyoming |
| Coordinates: | 41.7953°N -110.5356°W |
| Built: | 1904 |
| Added: | June 18, 1976 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 76001958 |
| Nrhp Type2: | nhldcp |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | June 2, 1978 |
| Partof: | J. C. Penney Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 78002830 |
| Nocat: | yes |
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 25feet wide and sloping down to the back, going about 30feet deep.[1]
During this period he was operating the "mother store" of the future J.C. Penney empire.[2]
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.