Woodside Store

Dr. R.O. Tripp and Mathias Parkhurst built the Woodside Store in 1854. Early customers included loggers chopping down the redwoods. Dr. Tripp sold them everything from work boots and ax handles to flour and ham. When farmers settled in the area, the Woodside Store served as their county store, post office, and community center until 1909. Dr. Tripp made frequent trips to San Francisco to get supplies. Anything you wanted, he could get. Browse the shelves of the Woodside Store, restored to its 1880s appearance, and see the goods available in the mid to late 1800s – from canned fruit and frying pans to nails and sewing machines. Dr. Tripp’s Jobs, Dentist: Pulling teeth was Dr. Tripp’s specialty. View the type of tools he used in his dental office. Shingle Maker: Shingle makers earned a penny per shingle. See the froe and mallet used to make a shingle in the display on the redwood industry. Vintner: Dr. Tripp owned his own vineyard. Find the wine bottles with his label on the store shelves. Postmaster: Dr. Tripp served as Woodside’s postmaster for decades. Check out the mailboxes and see his postal records.