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It’s been 18 months since the purchase of the Sperryville Comer Store (Est. 1850), and now the Thornton River Group announces Phase II: The grand opening of the Corner Boutique.
Brief history
Thornton River Group partners, Ken and Mary Thompson and son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Dana Thompson closed the deal on the sale of the Sperryville Comer Store June 26, 2001, and quickly began Phase I of their three-tier plan for renovations on the building.
Phase I included exterior and interior paint jobs (neither of which
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