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Store in Lucketts, Virginia
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The Lucketts Store, also known as The Old Lucketts Store[2] and Lucketts Store Antiques,[4] is a home goods store and showroom located in Lucketts, Virginia specializing in "vintage hip" merchandise, prominently featuring furniture, paintings, garden ornaments, and antiques supplied by various vendors.[2][5] It was built in 1904 and run by the Luckett family as the local general store and post office until its closure and abandonment in 1960. It was renovated in 1996 and reopened as an antique store, later expanding into more general merchandise. A vintage-themed fair is hosted every October and May on the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville, Virginia under the Lucketts name. A design house is opened every November on the store property.
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| Named after | Luckett family |
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| Predecessor | Luckett's Store |
| Formation | August 1996 |
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| Headquarters | 42350 Lucketts Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176[2] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°12′58″N 77°32′04″W |
Region served | Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Owner | Suzanne Eblen |
Publication | Vintage Hip Weekly[3] |
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| Website | www.luckettstore.com |
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History
The Luckett family lived in what is now known as Lucketts, Virginia in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Luckett's Store was built c. 1904 by Roger Luckett, succeeding the civil war-era[6] Sam Luckett’s Store.[7] It originally served as the community general store and post office (the post office having previously been established at Sam Luckett’s Store in 1890),[7] as well as the Luckett's family home.[2] The store was closed by Roger’s wife Mae Arnold Luckett in 1960, and they were the last known Lucketts to live in Loudoun County.[7]
The building remained dilapidated to the extent that the local fire department would let it burn down in the event of a fire.[4] It is within the Catoctin Rural Historic District, which was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on December 13, 1988 and nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. The building was cited in the nomination as one of the best preserved examples of 20th century commercial structures in the district.[7] The nomination was approved by the Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks, but on March 20, 1989 the district was federally determined to be ineligible for the National Register.[8]
The land was purchased by Suzanne and Pat Eblen on March 28, 1996[1] and through grueling restoration reopened as an antique store the following August.[9][10] The idea of "vintage hip" or "bridg[ing] that gap with the old and the new" was adopted in later years.[10] More recent items are sold in addition to antiques, intending to create an environment reflective of the building's colonial design[1] without entirely modernizing nor preserving it.[4]
Lucketts Markets
A fair, the Lucketts Spring Market, has been hosted by the Lucketts Store every May since 1998,[11] where numerous vendors[12][13] (including those unaffiliated with the store) may showcase their vintage or "vintage-inspired" items.[14] The fair relocated in 2017 from the Lucketts Store and Lucketts Community Center to the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville, Virginia due to increasing demand.[12][15][16] No fair was held in May 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new fair, the Lucketts Fall Market, was specially held in October 2021 as conditions improved, and upon its success a fair has been held every October and May since.[11] Tickets are required for entry.[13]
Holiday House
The Holiday House, also known as the Design House, is a farmhouse of similar age and design to the store that is opened every November on the same property with a holiday theme. Tickets are required for entry.[17]
Similar festivities have been offered at the store. As of 2018,[12] painting classes (using Amy Howard paint,[4][12] branded after the entrepreneur by the same name[18] who is also a past vendor at the Lucketts Spring Market[15]) as well as a "Succulents in a Teacup" workshop were offered by the staff.[19] The Design House was also open on a monthly basis, coinciding with a monthly flea market.[12] These activities do not appear to have occurred for some time.[2][17]
Legacy
Lucketts, Virginia was named after the Luckett family, who featured prominently in the area.[7] It has become well known for its antique emporiums.[20]
Young Lucketts
Young Lucketts Vintage Store (a play on The Old Lucketts Store, often shortened to Young Lucketts Store or Young Lucketts[21]) was opened on February 7, 2026 by Wyatt and Ashley Eblen at a property further down the road from the Lucketts Store. It is intended to be a "bold" and "funky" twist on the original store aimed towards younger consumers. Wyatt is Suzanne Eblen's eldest son, and they both appreciated the correlations between the opening of Young Lucketts and the opening of the Lucketts Store. Local markets and events similar to those hosted by the Lucketts Store are envisioned.[22][23]
Young Lucketts is also the site of Suzanne's first store, My Wit's End, which opened in 1994 and closed in 1996 with the opening of the Lucketts Store. The building remained in Suzanne's possession and was previously let out to tenants.[22] It is also where she met her business partner Amy Whyte.[24]
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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| Best of Loudoun | 2018 | Antique Store | Unknown | Won | [25] |
| 2019 | Won | [26] | |||
| 2020 | Won | [27] | |||
| 2021 | Nominated | [28] | |||
| 2022 | Won | [29] | |||
| 2023 | Won | [30] | |||
| 2024 | Won | [31] | |||
| 2025 | Won | [32] | |||
| Loudoun's Favorites | 2016 | 11 | Won | [33] | |
| 2017 | 7 | Won | [34] | ||
| 2018 | 35 | Won | [35] | ||
| 2019 | 33 | Nominated | [36] | ||
| 2020 | Unknown | Won | [37] | ||
| 2021 | 5 | Won | [38] | ||
| 2022 | 8 | Won | [39] | ||
| 2023 | 4 | Won | [40] | ||
| 2024 | 5 | Won | [41] | ||
| 2025 | 7 | Won | [42] |