Greenwich's Round Hill Store and Round Hill Service Station have new owners for the first time in 111 years.

Chuck Royce and his family, along with the Brumberg family, acquired the two backcountry landmarks on Wednesday, Aug. 26, through a newly formed entity called the Round Hill Preservation Society, the Round Hill Association announced. The store and service station will keep operating under their current managers.

The store, established in 1801 at the crossroads of Round Hill and Old Mill roads, is believed to be Connecticut's oldest continuously operating retail business. Royce and the Brumbergs are only the fourth ownership group in its 225-year history, the Greenwich Sentinel reported.

Robin Strain Vanacore, who runs the store, called the transition "bittersweet" for the Strain heirs. She said the family is thrilled the preservation society will steward the property and that the store will continue under its current management.

The Strain family's connection dates to 1915, when William Strain bought the store. Four generations ran the property. Most recently, ownership rested with five sisters, all great-granddaughters of William Strain. Vanacore operates the store. Sandy Strain Regan and her brother-in-law John Wood operate the service station. The two remain separate businesses.

The building itself predates the Strains by more than a century. It originally stood on the southwest corner of the intersection and served as a stagecoach stop. It housed the local post office from 1830 to 1901 before being moved across the road to its present site. Handwritten bookkeeping journals dating to 1861, recording purchases and prices paid by Round Hill residents during the Civil War era, remain inside.

Royce said the next phase will start with listening.

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

Ryan Brumberg, identified by name in the Round Hill Association's post, said maintaining the businesses and building on the Strain family's legacy would be central to the new ownership. The Brumberg family are longtime supporters of local charities, raising their young family in the neighborhood, according to Greenwich Free Press.

Royce has a track record of preservation in the area. The Royce Family Foundation purchased the Avon Theatre in Stamford in 2001. The theater was restored and reopened in 2004 as a nonprofit cinema now called the Deborah & Chuck Royce Cinema Arts Center.

Round Hill Association President Brendon DeSimone welcomed the transition, expressing appreciation for the Strain family's stewardship and enthusiasm for the property's next chapter.

No public meetings on the store's future have been scheduled. The store at the corner of Round Hill and Old Mill roads remains open.