The Hardwood Store of PA is a fully stocked hardwood lumber and moulding store. Hobbyist, woodworkers, home owners and contractors can find hardwood products of their choice. From kiln dried lumber to trim moulding and flooring options. The store is stocked to serve you quickly. If your interests go beyond our current in-stock inventory, we can supply an array of custom or special order products as well.
The Hardwood store is part of Lewis Lumber Products’ retail division. We are located in North central Pennsylvania, renowned for the highest quality temperate hardwood forests in the world. Lewis Lumber Products uses a large percentage of timber carefully harvested by our sister company, Dwight Lewis Lumber, also located in the same region of central Pennsylvania. We strive to use only sustainable forest resources that have a minimal disturbance to the environment. We are a strong supporter for the use and supply of eco-friendly, sustainable wood products.
In 1941 Dwight Lewis joined his father on the family farm to start a sawmill in Sullivan County Pennsylvania. Two generations later, the sawmill with their extensive timber lands feed a distribution yard/dimension mill business in Picture Rocks. That business supplies the cabinet, furniture, and millwork industry in a 200 mile radius of Williamsport, PA. The Hardwood store caters to walk in business, phone and internet sales that can be picked up or delivered by common carrier or by our own trucks.
Amos Burrows
In 1848, Amos Burrows and his nephew A.R. Sprout settled in the area. They saw crude signs on the rocks on the Muncy Creek and called it “Picture Rocks” (see image above of “picture rocks” in Dwight Lewis mural). Burrows was also the first original developer and owner of the building LLP’s offices and store are located in. The first business in this location was a hardwood furniture business called Burrows Brothers Limited.
Dwight Lewis
In 1941, Dwight Lewis, along with his father, Gleason, built their own sawmill in Hillsgrove, PA to harvest the trees on their farm and supply local residents with building lumber. Dwight accomplished a lot in his lifetime. He was a WWII Navy Vet, a pilot, MIT educated, a school board member, and the founder of a local fire department, just to name a few. Dwight’s sons Marc and Mel currently own Dwight Lewis Lumber in Hillsgrove and are co-owners of Lewis Lumber Products.
Lou Gansell
Lou Gansell was the town wood carver in Picture Rocks for many years. One of Lou’s projects was hand carving a large wooden piece for the Glassboro Normal School in Glassboro, NJ (Now Rowan University). The piece was created at the Williamsport Planning Mill Company, where Ganselll worked at the time. Lou is seen here carving a Pennsylvania Long Rifle out of curly maple.
John Wesley Little
John Wesley Little was a renowned Pennsylvania artist who grew up in Sullivan County and resided in Picture Rocks. His endeavors included teaching budding artists at the Eagles Mere Chataqua Association, life long membership in the sketch and water color clubs of Philadelphia, and showing his art in exhibits in Europe and South America.For more information on John Wesley Little, visit rootsweb.ancestry.com and do a search.