Village Grocery (c. 1928)

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One of the town's most notable landmarks, the Village Grocery (Image 2-rendering) was built by Bob Cook in the late 1920s (Image 3-Robert Cook Home). It passed to his son Clyde who operated it with his wife Rosalyn until they sold it in 1970 to Luther and Hazel Riddle (Mr. Riddle was the fishing warden whose office was in the Cheese House at one time), and their daughter Carolyn and her husband Jimmy Ollis. The store, at the time the oldest continuing business in Banner Elk, closed in 2003. The Heritage Foundation led the renovation efforts and the Chamber moved in to the building, owned by the neighboring bank, in 2005. Please stop by the Chamber on your walk to learn about other things to do in the area or just rest on their benches! Continue on the sidewalk towards Dunn's Deli (essentially turning left at the stoplight from your previous path). You will be alerted for the next tour stop, the Perry House, at a good viewing spot just after you carefully cross over Klonteska Road.