Our Story
A country store, brought carefully back into use.
The Vision
The Roost is a restoration project first. Before it is a coffee counter or a deli or a room full of people, it is a building being brought carefully back into use.
We're not trying to turn The Roost into something unrecognizable. The goal is to preserve the familiarity of a country store while giving people more reasons to make the trip—and more reasons to stay once they arrive.
What Stays
Keeping the character of the old store
The bones of the old store stay. Clapboard and trim, the porch, the copper roof, the worn thresholds people have crossed for years. Where something has to be replaced, the replacement is chosen to match what was already there.
[HISTORY, FORMER OWNERS, AND BUILDING DATES TO BE SUPPLIED — this section is an editable placeholder.]
What Changes
What The Roost will become
What changes is what happens inside: a proper coffee program, a deli counter, provisions worth a detour, and space for people to sit down. A general store that still works like a general store.
Materials
The palette comes from the building
Paint, trim, metal, wood, brick, and what grows around the dooryard.
Studio green paint
Clapboard and casework
Antique-white trim
Windows, posts, and porch
Aged copper
Roof, hardware, small details
Warm wood
Shelving, counters, floors
Brick
Foundation and chimney
Garden plantings
Beds, stone edging, dooryard
Timeline
Milestones
An editable outline of the work. Dates are added as they are confirmed.
[PHASE 1 — DATE TBD]
The building
Assessment, structural work, and stabilizing what stays. [EDITABLE PLACEHOLDER]
[PHASE 2 — DATE TBD]
The renovation
Interior build-out, kitchen and counter, finishes and fixtures. [EDITABLE PLACEHOLDER]
[PHASE 3 — DATE TBD]
Opening
Staffing, first menus, and the first pot of coffee. [EDITABLE PLACEHOLDER]
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