▁football ers ▁Category : B raz ilian ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Ex pat ri ate ▁football ers ▁in ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁El wood ▁Adams ▁Store ▁was ▁an ▁historic ▁hardware ▁store ▁at ▁ 1 5 6 ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁closing ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁longest ▁operating ▁hardware ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁having ▁begun ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁that ▁the ▁store ▁res ided ▁in ▁was ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁oldest ▁commercial ▁buildings . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁El wood ▁Adams ▁Store ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁Wor c ester ' s ▁dow nt own ▁area . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁four - story ▁m ason ry ▁structure , ▁its ▁fac ade ▁crown ed ▁by ▁an ▁Italian ate ▁wooden ▁cor nice . ▁ ▁The ▁ground ▁floor ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁store front s ▁separate ▁by ▁a ▁brick ▁pier , ▁although ▁these ▁have ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁establishment . ▁ ▁Windows ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁rect angular ▁open ings ▁with ▁stone ▁s ills ▁and ▁l int els . ▁ ▁The ▁hardware ▁store ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁El wood ▁Adams ▁Store ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁