1 7 8 2 ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Wal do ▁Sr . ▁on ▁this ▁site , ▁ere ct ing ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁brick ▁building . ▁ ▁Wal do ' s ▁son ▁Daniel ▁Jr . ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁and ▁later ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Henry ▁Miller , ▁who ▁purchased ▁it ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁George ▁R ice ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁Miller ▁took ▁full ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁and ▁purchased ▁the ▁building ▁from ▁Wal do ' s ▁he irs ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁ 2 - 1 / 2 ▁stories ▁to ▁four ▁stories , ▁and ▁its ▁front ▁fac ade ▁was ▁ref ac ed ▁with ▁new ▁brick . ▁ ▁Miller ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁El wood ▁Adams ▁and ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁First ▁known ▁as ▁Smith ▁& ▁Adams , ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁El wood ▁Adams ▁Store ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁name ▁it ▁retained ▁until ▁its ▁closing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ar ms by ▁Block , ▁next ▁door ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁north western ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Wor c ester ▁County , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Com mer cial ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Massachusetts