| Woodside Store | |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Location: | 3300 Tripp Road, Woodside, California |
| Coordinates: | 37.4304°N -122.2772°W |
| Map Label: | Woodside Store |
| Architect: | Dr. Robert Orville Tripp, Mathias A. Parkhurst |
| Added: | July 18, 1985 |
| Refnum: | 85001563 |
| Designated Other1: | California Historical Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Date: | March 29, 1993 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 93[1] |
The Woodside Store also called Tripp Store, sits at 3300 Tripp Road at Kings Mountain Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, California.[2] [3] This building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985 and is listed as a California Historical Landmark in San Mateo County since 1949.[4] [5] It was preserved through the efforts of the San Mateo Historical Association in the 1940s. After being taken under the wing of the Association in 1979, it was subject to a substantial restoration during the mid-1980s, which was completed by 1994.[6]
The current Woodside Store was constructed in 1854 (after the 1851 version burned down) by two early pioneers named Robert Orville "Doc" Tripp and Mathias Parkhurst.[7] Tripp was a dentist from Massachusetts that came to California during the Gold Rush. This redwood emporium sat in the middle of the San Francisco Peninsula's lumbering district; it was, for a time, the only general store and stagecoach stop between San Francisco and Santa Clara.[8] The store sold everything from food to construction supplies and also served as a post office, bank, saloon and dentist office.[9] After Parkhurst's death in 1863, the store was operated by Tripp until his death in 1909, at the age of 93.
Legend has it that Tripp had a very large dog that would follow him and they are photographed together.[10] It has been rumored that there is a ghost of his dog, haunting the Woodside Store.
The store was acquired by the County in 1940, and opened in 1947 as a museum.
Tours of the museum are arranged through the Woodside Store School Program and non-school groups can call the museum to schedule a tour.[11]
The museum of the Woodside Store has been restored to its 1880s appearance, and you can see the types of goods available in that time period – "from canned fruit and frying pans to nails and sewing machines."