Editing Pensacola Hardware Company

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|location=20 East [[Gregory Street]]
|established=[[1851]]
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|owner=[[Martin M. Coe|Martin]] and [[James Coe, Jr.]]
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|hours='''M-F:''' 7:00 AM-5:00 PM<br/>'''Sa:''' 7:30 AM-12:00 PM<br/>'''Su:''' Closed
|phone=(850) 438-3186<br/>(877) 727-0767
|fax=(850) 433-8994
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'''Pensacola Hardware''' is a hardware retailer located in [[downtown Pensacola]] and is one of Pensacola's oldest and longest-running businesses.

Pensacola Hardware Company was founded in [[1851]] by [[Albert Lord Avery]].  The next year a son, [[Albert Miner Avery]], was born, and in [[1876]] the younger Avery joined his father's hardware firm, which became known as '''A. L. and A. M. Avery'''.  At this point the business was located at 123-127 South [[Palafox Street]] (southwest corner Palafox and [[Intendencia Street|Intendencia]]).  At some point the elder Avery retired, and A. M. Avery took as a partner a Mr. Woolfolk, and the firm was henceforth known as '''Avery and Woolfolk''', until the year [[1889]], in which Mr. Woolfolk retired.  Henceforth A. M. Avery was the sole proprietor.  In [[1897]] he moved the business into the newly-constructed [[The Masonic|Masonic Temple]] on the southeast corner of Palafox and [[Garden Street]]s.

On [[March 31]], [[1906]], Avery's Hardware Company merged with the [[Gordon & Brown Hardware Company]] and was reincorporated as the '''Avery Hardware & Supply Company''', with a capital stock of $150,000 and the following officers: [[A. M. Avery]] (president), [[A. M. Avery, Jr.]] (vice-president), [[O. M. Gordon]], [[W. W. Varn]], [[C. W. Lamar]] and [[T. A. Jennings]].<ref>"Consolidation of Hardware Firms." ''Pensacola Journal'', April 1, 1906.</ref>

Shortly thereafter a Mr. [[W. A. Ray]] entered the firm.  At some point he bought out Avery's share of the business, and the firm became known as '''W. A. Ray Hardware Company''', with the retail store in the Masonic Lodge styled '''Ray's Corner Hardware'''.

In [[1921]], bank examiner [[R. G. Martin]] and business partner [[A. J. Butt]] purchased the business and renamed it '''Pensacola Hardware Company'''.  Shortly thereafter, the business moved into a building on [[Garden Street]] just behind the Masonic Lodge.  In August [[1925]], the business again moved to 21-27 East Garden Street.  The building had been built by [[J. E. Taylor]] about [[1905]];  it was demolished in [[1949]] to make way for an extension of [[Jefferson Street]].  A. J. Butt retired from the firm in [[1946]].  In [[1948]], Pensacola Hardware moved to its current location at 20 East [[Gregory Street]].  R. G. Martin continued to operate the business until his death in [[1976]], at which time ownership passed to his son-in law, [[James M. Coe]].  Coe retired in [[2000]] and the business has since been operated by his sons [[James M. Coe, Jr.]] and [[Martin M. Coe]].<ref>[http://www.pensacolahardware.com/index.cfm?id=20671&fuseaction=browse&pageid=335 "History of Pensacola Hardware"]</ref>

==Notes==
*A [[1905]] city directory has the following entry for ''A. M. Avery'':
:''A. M. AVERY – Corner Palafox & Garden Streets.  Dealer in hardware, iron, nails, cooking and heating stoves, grates, paint, etc.  Established for 50 years  - has been doing business under the present title for 20 years and was first established by A. L. AVERY and was then changed to Avery & Woolfolk.  Mr. Avery is a native of this State.''

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 In [[1921]], bank examiner [[R. G. Martin]] and business partner [[A. J. Butt]] purchased the business and renamed it '''Pensacola Hardware Company'''.  Shortly thereafter, the business moved into a building on [[Garden Street]] just behind the Masonic Lodge.  In August [[1925]], the business again moved to 21-27 East Garden Street.  The building had been built by [[J. E. Taylor]] about [[1905]];  it was demolished in [[1949]] to make way for an extension of [[Jefferson Street]].  A. J. Butt retired from the firm in [[1946]].  In [[1948]], Pensacola Hardware moved to its current location at 20 East [[Gregory Street]].  R. G. Martin continued to operate the business until his death in [[1976]], at which time ownership passed to his son-in law, [[James M. Coe]].  Coe retired in [[2000]] and the business has since been operated by his sons [[James M. Coe, Jr.]] and [[Martin M. Coe]].<ref>[http://www.pensacolahardware.com/index.cfm?id=20671&fuseaction=browse&pageid=335 "History of Pensacola Hardware"]</ref>
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-File:Averyad1900.png|1900 ad for Avery Hardware
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