Skyline Commissary | |
![]() The building in November 2017 | |
Location | Northeast corner of the junction of County Roads 25 & 107, Skyline, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°48′46″N 86°7′27″W / 34.81278°N 86.12417°W |
Built | 1935 |
NRHP reference No. | 13000365 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 12, 2013 |
Designated ARLH | January 22, 2009 [2] |
The Skyline Commissary (also known as the Rock Store) is a historic building in Skyline, Alabama. It was built in 1935 as part of Skyline Farms, a project of the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal program that sought to provide jobs for unemployed farmers on collective farms. [3] The commissary sold food to both co-op members and surrounding residents, and served as the hub of social activity for the community. The co-op operated until the end of World War II, when it was sold to private owners. The commissary continued to operate as a general store for the community until the early 2000s. It was converted into a heritage museum in 2005. Like other New Deal structures, the commissary makes heavy use of local materials. The walls are of locally quarried limestone, and the façade features a pedimented portico covering double entry doors. The entry is flanked by two large, multi-paned fixed windows. A gable-roofed ell was added to the north of the rear side in 1937. [4] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]
The Skyline Farms Heritage Association owns the building and operates it as the Rock Store Museum. [5] It is open on a limited basis.