Amanda Blake Store, Commercial building from 1884 in Port Republic, US

The Amanda Blake Store is a two-story frame Victorian building at 104 Main Street in Port Republic, New Jersey. It was built in 1884 as a general store and now serves as a privately owned house. The building is a contributing property of the Port Republic Historic District, listed in 1991.

William Blake built this structure in 1884 for his daughter Amanda, who managed it and later became postmistress from 1918 to 1940. The establishment served Port Republic as an important center for shopping and postal services for many years.

The store's name comes from Amanda Blake, a milliner who ran her hat business inside it and served as Port Republic's postmistress from 1918 to 1940. In the evenings the same room hosted meetings of the Independent Order of Mechanics and became a social gathering place for residents.

The building sits in central Port Republic and remains easy to spot along Main Street, though it now functions as a private residence. Visitors should view it from the street as it is not open to the public for interior access.

The building housed multiple businesses under one roof, serving as both a general store and millinery shop while also containing the post office. This mixed-use arrangement made it a central gathering point where residents handled shopping, clothing purchases, and postal needs in a single location.