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A pharmacy operated on this site from the early 1860s until the 1970s. Artifacts can be found at the Gilpin History Museum. The most notable owner was Englishman John Best, who operated the pharmacy from 1865 to 1891. After the 1874 fire, Best refitted the gutted first floor, added a second story, and attached the first cast iron storefront in the City, ordered from T.R. Pullis of St. Louis. Best incorporated a soda fountain in 1875, and began to sell mining supplies as well as medicines at the store.
