Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse, Trading post building in Winslow, United States.
The Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post is a brick building with warehouse space that functioned as a commercial hub in western Winslow, Arizona. Today it houses the town's visitor center and displays historical exhibits about regional commerce and trade.
The building was constructed in 1917 by Hubert and Richardson, then acquired in 1921 as part of Lorenzo Hubbell's network of trading posts across the region. This transition connected the site to a broader history of commerce between Native American and settler communities.
Lorenzo Hubbell bought the building in 1921 and ran it as a trading post for exchanging goods with the Navajo, one of about thirty posts owned by his family and one of their two wholesale stores, the other in Gallup, New Mexico. The Hubbell name is tied to this trade network in Winslow.
The building is located in western Winslow and now functions as a visitor center offering tourist information and exhibits about the area. Plan to spend time exploring the displays and asking staff about local sites and the surrounding neighborhood.
The building was one of about thirty trading posts owned by Lorenzo Hubbell and his family, and one of only two wholesale stores in the network, the other being in Gallup, New Mexico. Hubbell bought it in 1921, four years after Hubert and Richardson built it.
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