Renfrow Hardware

Renfrow Hardware All Roads Lead to Renfrows! Our hardware store and farm share the same phone number, listed below. Please check out our farm's website for more farm info. Thanks!

www.RenfrowFarms.com
Email: Pressly at [email protected]

If you drove through downtown Matthews today, you probably noticed some large equipment working next to the hardware sto...
08/18/2026

If you drove through downtown Matthews today, you probably noticed some large equipment working next to the hardware store. Demolition of the Renfrow Hardware Annex began this morning. It is sad to see a building with such a long and interesting history removed from the downtown landscape, but we wanted to take a moment to remember the important role it played in the story of Matthews.

The building we have long called the “Renfrow Annex” dates back to the late 1800s, when its original front portion stood on the other side of the hardware store, where our greenhouse is today. It first housed the Matthews Drug Company before being moved to its present location in the early 1900s. There, it became the Matthews Post Office, with the postmaster eventually adding living quarters for his family to the back of the building.

Over the next century, the building changed with the needs of the community. It housed a restaurant during World War II, a furniture repair business, and several other businesses throughout the years. Until today, it was also part of the collection of historic buildings associated with Renfrow Hardware and the Renfrow family's long history in Matthews—a history that began when Captain Thomas Jefferson Renfrow opened his general merchandise store around 1900.

We are sad to lose this piece of Matthews history. We have cared for the building and appreciated its place in our community and memories, making significant efforts to preserve it over the past few decades. However, safety concerns ultimately made demolishing the structure the best course of action. While the building itself will soon be gone, its history—and the memories of the people and businesses that occupied it—will remain part of the story of downtown Matthews.

So, what comes next for the space between Renfrow's and the Matthews Community Farmers' Market? For now, it will continue to serve a practical purpose - housing plants, carts, and other equipment for the hardware store.

08/03/2026

Sometimes weeding is the best form of immediate gratification! We are getting the greenhouse ready for the first round of fall transplants - stay tuned!

07/21/2026

A fresh batch of tomatoes are in the hardware store! We plan to have a new batch of tomatoes each day form the farm. Come and get them!

07/09/2026

Have you ever wondered if there was a less space-intensive way to grow zucchini? The sheer size of mature squash and zucchini plants often baffle and occasionally overwhelm our gardeners as many small-scale growers do not have space to dedicate to a whole bunch of squash plants. Enter the “Incredible Escalator” Climbing Zucchini from Renee’s Garden seeds. We grew this plant in a cage within a large pot behind the hardware store and have been impressed with its height and productivity (though yes, it is still large!). The plant would have been more compact if we had done a better job tucking it back into the cage as it grew. Our plant’s season is just finishing and we are pleased with the results overall. There is still ample season for planting a fall crop and we do have seed packets in stock.

Address

188 N Trade Street
Matthews, NC
28105

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+17048474088

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