page_title: Lehman's Hardware
section_title: Physical expansion
hierarchical_section_title: Lehman's Hardware / Physical expansion
caption_attribution_description: English: The storefront of Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio, 2012, recently remodeled to resemble the original storefront from 1955.
context_page_description: Lehman's Hardware is a retail store located in Kidron, Ohio. Originally specializing in products used by the Amish community, it has become known worldwide as a source for non-electric goods. The 35,000-square-foot facility bills itself as a "Low Tech Superstore" and a "Purveyor of Historical Technology," both of which are reflected in their motto, "Simple Products for a Simpler Life." The quarter-mile-long structure is made up of the remnants of a log cabin and three pre-Civil War buildings, including a hand-hewn barn. It is also a popular tourist destination. Lehman's also maintains a smaller, more traditional hardware store in Mount Hope, Ohio, where their Amish customers may shop with less interference from curious tourists. In addition to the two stores, there is also an outlet, catalog and online business.
context_section_description: The Lehman's store added a number of expansions over the years, often in a piecemeal fashion.  However, in 2007 the store doubled in size to 35,000 square feet (3,300 m²) - about 1/4 the size of a typical Target store. Lehman's built most of this addition inside an 1849 barn moved from Orrville, Ohio, and reassembled at the store site, using the original hand-hewn timbers and wooden pegs. Lehman's asked an Amish-staffed construction company to perform the deconstruction and reconstruction to honor the store's Amish heritage and give the structure the same integrity as it had when first built. In 2012, Lehman's updated the front of their store, restoring it to the business's original look when it first opened in 1955.
caption: The storefront of Lehman's Hardware after the 2012 remodeling, which was intended to make it resemble the original 1955 look
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