This structure is thought to be one of the earliest buildings in Alfred, possibly going back to pioneer times. Throughout its history, it has been the site of several businesses, including a pool hall, an insurance office, a bicycle shop, and a book shop. The historical record indicates that about one hundred years ago it was standing where Hitchcock’s Pharmacy is presently located on Main Street. In 1912, it was relocated to make room for the Rosebush Block by moving it around the corner on West University Street. It was at that time that Nora Binns, daughter of Dr. Charles F. Binns, acquired title to the building but not the land on which it stood. She converted it into a book shop and operated it as such until Hazel Humphreys, the present owner and operator, acquired it from Miss Binns in 1923. The former had come to Alfred University as a freshman in 1915 and worked in the bookstore as an assistant to Nora Binns. In 1949 Miss Humphreys moved it again to its present location on the southwestern corner of West University Street on a plot of land owned by Alfred University. In addition to it quaintness, this building is unique in two other ways: (1) it has been operated as a book shop for over fifty years, and (2) since it has been a book shop, it has occupied land owned by someone else. Only the title to the structure has changed hands.