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The Village Coffee & Cream is located in one of Shrewsbury's most notable locations, offering coffee & teas, their own ice cream treats, baked goods, pottery, decorative items, and more. Sit within sight of the baristas, in the bank's vault, or on the second-floor balcony.

Here's the building's timeline of use:

June 6, 1850 - Shrewsbury Savings Institution is Incorporated

1929 - Closed Due to the Great Depression

1935 - Building Reopens by the York Trust Co

1979 - York Bank & Trust Relocates; The Building is Given to the Borough and Used as a Library

2003 - Ceases Function as a Library

2015 - Village Coffee & Cream Openes in an Antique Shop, “The Shops at 16 N Main” in Shrewsbury

June 18, 2020 - Village Coffee & Cream Opens in the Current Bank Location

Care to sit in the vault?

Village Coffee & Cream
44 South Main Street
Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
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Resource: Around Shrewsbury by Bob Ketenheim, Arcadia, 2004