Hendricks Confectionery Building

The Hendricks Confectionery Building was built between 1908-1911. The property went through many people before it landed in the hands of William Smith Hendricks in 1908 who operated a hotel in Richmond. W. S. Hendricks built the store before he sold the property to his son William Warren Hendricks in 1910.

W. Warren Hendricks, a native of Richmond, was the spouse of Marie W. Dehler, an immigrant from Germany. Together they had three children and cared for them in an apartment upstairs while operating the store on the main floor. William operated the confectionery until his death in 1918, and Marie operated the shop until 1924. Some of the items described that the confectionery sold were candy, ice cream, light lunches, and soft drinks. These were items of most interest to not only children and citizens of Richmond but also workers at the Sego Milk factory which was about a mile away.

In 1927, Marie passed the legacy of the building to her son Ford Dehler Hendricks. That same year, Ford sold the business to his uncle Leland S. Hendricks. The property was then sold to Carl J. Johnson in 1928. In 1940, Dr. William H. Nivison and Marie B. Nivison rented the building. They were later able to purchase the building and added a pharmacy. After doing so, the building was then known as Richmond Drugs. At their store were the pharmacy, magazines, soda fountain, and liquor selections from the 1930's. In 1987, the building was passed to Terry B. Nivison, their son, and his wife Elaine. Today, the Utah State Liquor Agency is located in the building, serving alcohol and other beverages to those who are looking for a drink, owned by Terry and operated by his grandson Justin Harris.

In 2004, the Hendricks Confectionery was listed in the National Registry of Historic Places for its "events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history," and the "property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction." Areas of significance are architecture, commerce, health/medicine, social history, and community planning and development.

United States Department of the Interior. National Register of Historic Places (2004, July 15). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hendricks Confectionery Building (Korral Broschinsky). National Archive Catalog. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71999237