Kaffie-Frederick General Mercantile Store is the oldest general store in Louisiana. It is located in historic downtown Natchitoches and is a beloved city landmark.

Established in 1863, the Kaffie-Frederick General Mercantile store is a trip to the past, still featuring everything customers remember from the times of their grandparents such as hardware, housewares, kitchen supplies, cookware, classic toys and gifts. The customers use the original freight elevator as well as their 1910 cash register.

The Kaffie-Frederick General Mercantile store was founded by Jewish Prussian immigrants Adolph and Harris Kaffie, and is currently run by a third generation of Fredericks. As the times changed, the store changed with them. In the early 1900s, customers were coming for items such as harrows, John Deere plows, cultivators, clothing fabric, and even coffins.

Today, the store still offers diverse products, a combination of items of historical value, as well as modern-day products such as gardening tools, kitchenware and swings.

758 Front St, Natchitoches, LA 71457, Phone: 318-352-2525

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