As a business, the general store was in continuous operation between 1822 and 1997, the last 110 years under the ownership of the Robie family from 1887, from whence it gets its name.

The current building, constructed in 1906 following a fire, is a rare regional example of a store with a "boomtown" facade.

Robie's is located in the village center of Hooksett, on a parcel bounded on the south by the Merrimack River, the east by a railroad right of way, and the north by Riverside Street.

The facade has elaborate Italianate features, including paneled corner pilasters and a projecting cornice with a dentil course and modillion blocks.

The original building had a dock and received river barge merchandise until the railroad arrived in 1842.