After nearly 23 years under the ownership of Lisa Jerome and her late father, Bill Goodale, Hart’s True Value Hardware in Southold could soon be changing hands.

Ms. Jerome, 52, listed the property in early March. 

Nearly 50 years ago, Ms. Jerome said, the Main Road staple was a shed owned by the Smith brothers, two contractors who used it to sell extra materials. It was later purchased by Les Hart, who then turned it into Hart’s Hardware. After that, the store was sold to Don Spates, who owned the business for about two decades until Mr. Goodale purchased it in 1993.

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