Skyline Commissary

	Skyline Commissary
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The building in November 2017
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Location	Northeast corner of the junction of County Roads 25 & 107, Skyline, Alabama
Coordinates	34°48′46″N 86°7′27″W / 34.81278°N 86.12417°WCoordinates: 34°48′46″N 86°7′27″W / 34.81278°N 86.12417°W
Built	1935
NRHP reference No.	13000365
Added to NRHP	June 12, 2013

The Skyline Commissary (also known as the Rock Store) is a historic building in Skyline, Alabama. It was built in 1935 as part of Skyline Farms, a project of the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal program that sought to provide jobs for unemployed farmers on collective farms.^[2] The commissary sold food to both co-op members and surrounding residents, and served as the hub of social activity for the community. The co-op operated until the end of World War II, when it was sold to private owners. The commissary continued to operate as a general store for the community until the early 2000s. It was converted into a heritage museum in 2005. Like other New Deal structures, the commissary makes heavy use of local materials. The walls are of locally quarried limestone, and the façade features a pedimented portico covering double entry doors. The entry is flanked by two large, multi-paned fixed windows. A gable-roofed ell was added to the north of the rear side in 1937.^[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

The Skyline Farms Heritage Association owns the building and operates it as the Rock Store Museum.^[4] It is open on a limited basis.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ Donna R Causey (February 18, 2014). "The people of Skyline Farms were seeking a better life in Jackson County [old photographs]". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ Sprouse, David (November 30, 2011). "Skyline Commissary" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ "Preserving the Skyline Farms Colony". Appalachian History. July 24, 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[2] Donna R Causey (February 18, 2014). "The people of Skyline Farms were seeking a better life in Jackson County [old photographs]". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[3] Sprouse, David (November 30, 2011). "Skyline Commissary" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[4] "Preserving the Skyline Farms Colony". Appalachian History. July 24, 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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