Quillen’s Hardware in Rehoboth Beach has closed
After decades in business, Quillen’s Hardware in Rehoboth Beach has closed.
Located on Hebron Road, just outside downtown, the longtime business closed March 27, according to a message on the door.
“The hardware division of D.F. Quillen & Sons Inc. is closed permanently,” reads the message. “We would like to thank all our valued customers that have supported us over the years.”
Quillen’s Hardware was founded by Dennard and Charlotte Quillen. The hardware store moved to its current location in early 2008. For the 33 years prior to that, it was located on the triangle-shaped lot downtown, where Lake Avenue and Fourth Street meet on the north side of Rehoboth Avenue. Since the store moved, that location has been home to The Cultured Pearl.
The hardware store was part of the construction company D.F. Quillen and Sons, which was founded in 1916 and is still operating.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
