One of the long time stories concerning early Perryville is that the first store in Perryville, a log structure, was built by Jean Ferdinand Rozier on the north side of the square. This is not true. Rozier had a store in Perryville but not the first. It was on the north side of the square on Lot 57 which was not even owned by anyone before 1829 and Ferdinand Rozier bought the property in 1835. Barnabas Burns had a storehouse on the east side of the square by the late 1820s. Levi Block built his two-story brick building, which is still standing, by 1830. The upper story serves as the first town hall for the small settlement. Perryville was first incorporated in 1837, but records show the incorporation was allowed to lapse. In the early 19th century, Henry Burns built a home on South Spring Street. Later, William P. Faherty bought the house, which is now a museum operated by the Perry County Historical Society.