In 1841 a group of investors, led by Joseph Smith, began a project to create a three-story building called the Nauvoo House. Slowly over the course of the people's stay in Nauvoo, the large building began to take shape. Construction continued after Joseph's death in 1844 but when most people left for the West just two years later, the building was abandoned, only partially completed.

In 1980 the Red Brick Store was reconstructed to appear as it did in the 1840s. The same goods sold in the 1840s are still available for sale there today. Guides are on hand to show visitors the upper room where, among other things, the Ladies Relief Society first met.

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