Fortunately for the business, Headley explained, all the business records were saved. The cause of the fire was electrical. A frayed wire sparked a flame that brought down the entire building. The original Headley's Hardware, which was located just east of the square on Washington Street, was opened in 1954 by Headley's father. The store moved to Indianapolis Road in 1972.
Plans are underway for the new store to be rebuilt on the same site.
Already, work has begun on the foundation. According to Headley, the all-steel building will be slightly taller but not as long as the old building. We will have plenty of room. Headley hopes construction will be completed by the end of October. In the meantime, the business is operating out of the old Skelton-Skinner Lumber Company on U.S. 231 South.