Avlangrud Grocery Store

From main street to Maihaugen – A historic grocer's legacy

H. Avlangrud grocery store was originally located at Storgata 78 in Lillehammer. The shop specialized in "select groceries" and offered a wide variety of exotic goods to customers from near and far. Coffee was one of its main specialties, a tradition that continues today in the museum shop at Maihaugen.

The store was established as early as 1854 by Niels Evensen. In the summer of 1912, Hans Thv. Avlangrud purchased the property, including the shop, and developed it further. His children and grandchildren continued to run the store for generations. After 140 years of operation, the shop's doors finally closed for the last time in 1994.