Greenwich's Round Hill Store has new owners for the first time in 111 years.

The 225-year-old backcountry landmark transferred on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to investor Chuck Royce and the Brumberg family, who formed the Round Hill Preservation Society to take ownership of the property, the Round Hill Association announced. The deal includes both the store and the adjacent Round Hill Service Station.

The store, at the corner of Round Hill and Old Mill roads, is believed to be the oldest continuously operating retail business in Connecticut, according to the association. William Strain purchased it in 1915, and four generations of his family ran it until the transfer. Most recently, five sisters who are Strain's great-granddaughters owned the property.

Robin Strain Vanacore, who manages the store, will continue running it. Sandy Strain Regan and her brother-in-law John Wood will keep operating the service station. Both businesses remain open under the new ownership.

"I want to hear from the community about what they want, what they need and what will work best for them," Royce said in the association's announcement.

Ryan Brumberg, part of the new ownership group, said it is important to do their best to continue operations and build on what the Strain family stewarded for generations. Both families are raising their children in the Round Hill neighborhood.

Royce, founder of Greenwich-based Royce Investment Partners, has a track record of historic preservation in the region. He and his wife Deborah purchased the 1939 Avon Theatre in Stamford through the Royce Family Foundation in 2001, rescuing it from closure. That project is now expanding into the Deborah and Chuck Royce Cinema Arts Center, with a groundbreaking held July 30 and a target completion of October 2027, the Greenwich Sentinel reported.

The Round Hill Store dates to 1801. It originally stood on the southwest corner of Round Hill and Old Mill roads, facing east, and served as a stagecoach stop. It housed the local post office from 1830 to 1901 before being moved across the street to its current west-facing location. The store's archives still hold handwritten bookkeeping journals from as far back as 1861, documenting customers' names, purchases and prices during the Civil War.

Vanacore called the transfer "bittersweet" in the association's announcement, adding that the Strain heirs are "thrilled that the Round Hill Preservation Society will be the new stewards of this significant location …"

No sale price was disclosed. The new owners have not announced a specific timeline for any changes, saying they plan to take time to consult with the community first.