Nearly 150 years after first opening its doors, the historic building at 11 Pottersville Road is being restored into a gathering place for the community: specialty coffee, baked goods and pastries, seasonal flowers, a local maker market with featured vendors, and events.

This location has been a place of exchange since 1877, set at a triangular intersection of country roads along the banks of the Lamington River, across from a church whose bells still chime. It’s a natural meeting point.

The name carries two layers of heritage: it was the surname of the founder’s maternal grandmother, and a reference to the family who originally built and ran the building as a community hub: general store, gas station, and post office. It later became home to a community savings bank. The identity leans into both directly, not as decoration, but as a genuine claim to a place of historic community connection.

The Merchant 11 Pottersville is a place built to experience in-person and intended for guests to return. We’ll be here—unhurried, and glad to see you again, whether it’s for a coffee, a tea, a wellness event or an evening gathering.