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In the Wikipedia Commons file, the Dempsey Store in North York.jpg, under the heading "Description", states that the Dempsey Store is "a historic landmark built as a hardware store in 1860." This is not entirely correct. It was built as a general store in 1860 and it was not the Dempsey Store until 1921 at which time it became a hardware store. It had been known as Brown's General Store from 1888 until it was sold to the Dempsey Brothers in 1921. In 1888, B.R. Brown purchased the store from the Shepards, finally completing the sale in 1905.

In the North York Archives, there is a photo of the store, with a large sign on a roof showing the name B.R.Brown. Mr. Brown is pictured standing on Yonge Street in front of his store.

While all this information may not be necessary for inclusion in the page in question, it is a true history of my family's store prior to its sale to Dempsey Bros., and I would hope that the corrections to the Wikipedia article are made.