and though there is no air conditioning in the building, there are fans throughout the building for use during the summer heat. Behind the store, there is a warehouse built-in 1926. It is built on brick pilings and constructed of wood and aluminum. There is a brick enclosure on the south side of the building that was used to store ice for the store. Also on the site are a cotton gin, blacksmith shop, and multiple seed storage buildings made mostly of wood and tin. These buildings were mainly used in the production of cotton. There are also older, deteriorated buildings on the site, including an older cotton gin, a shed, a gristmill, and a sawmill. The company today In the early 1950s, C.H. Ryan bought 52% ownership of the store; the remainder was passed down to Rowena, Bo, and Jean Simmons through the will of William Simmons, one of the original owners of the company. Bernice Simmons owned the company from the mid-1970s until her death in 1998. Since then, the store has been owned by Gary and Janice Pickett. Gasoline fueling tanks were added to the front of the store at some point but removed in the 1980s. Today, the store still operates and sells antiques, hardware, seed and feed for animals, and small farming equipment. The store also continues to sell groceries such as those that might be found in a convenience store as well as the store's famed hoop cheese. In 2009, film makers working on the Robert Downey, Jr. movie, Due Date, shot video of the Simmons - Wright store that may be used in the film. References External links The Simmons and Wright Company Official Site Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Retail buildings in Mississippi Commercial buildings completed in 1884