The Abbey, Historical landmark in Daytona Beach, Florida

The Abbey is a house at 426 South Beach Street in Daytona Beach, built in 1875 as a commercial store. The structure features a distinctive peaked roof and underwent renovation in 1904 when two architectural extensions were added.

Laurence Thompson, town clerk and council member, built and ran the general store in 1875, the area's second. The vote to incorporate Daytona took place at the first general store, but the incorporation papers were signed here. Thompson sold the property in 1891 after moving into real estate and insurance.

The building's name comes from its later use as a church meeting room, when it was known as The Abbey. Before that it was Thompson's General Store, the area's second general store, and it also served as a social hall and a lending library. Laurence Thompson, the town clerk and council member, built and ran it.

The Abbey stands at 426 South Beach Street, and the house was opened to the public from 1 to 5 PM on February 15, 2016, when the City of Daytona Beach declared "Abbey Day" for its 140th anniversary. Outside that event, the building is a private residence, so visitors view the peaked roof and the two 1904 additions from the street.

Adelaide Rhodes bought the former store in 1904 and converted it into a residence, adding the two extensions and peaked roof seen today. Her son Harrison Garfield Rhodes, a travel writer, playwright and magazine editor, lived there seasonally from 1918 to 1929.