Built around 1916, this single-story brick building on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets is the sole surviving commercial building on what was once the Beaconsfield town square. The building design features a large window front façade and is similar to many rural Iowa retail stores constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Throughout its history it has housed a variety of businesses including a telephone exchange and a lunch counter. From 1930 to 1933 Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg operated the Beaconsfield Supply Store here, a precursor to the grocery chain that in 1952 would become Hy-Vee.

Most recently it was used as a community center by the City of Beaconsfield and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

At present the building is deteriorating due to neglect and deferred maintenance and cannot be used. While most of the exterior brick is in good condition the back outer wall where it once attached to a residential wing for the store manager and family which was removed in the 1980s is in poor condition and unstable. Exterior windows are in danger due to the rotten woodwork surrounding. The interior has been modified many times although the original embossed tin ceiling is intact above the current acoustic tile ceiling. There is no heat inside and moisture has infiltrated the interior

Currently, the city of Beaconsfield is working with multiple partners to obtain grants and other funding to repair/renovate the building to be functional, safe and preserved. To that end, the city is in the process of establishing itself as a Certified Local Government. In addition, Hy-Vee has expressed interest in being involved in the preservation of the site in preparation for the company’s 100th anniversary.