The store was constructed by pioneer, Thomas Theodore Tidball, from the remains of an old adobe inn, built in 1868 by Flint & Bixby Stage Lines.

The store was constructed by pioneer, Thomas Theodore Tidball, from the remains of an old adobe inn, built in 1868 by Flint & Bixby Stage Lines.

The store was a became a major stagecoach stop on the route for travelers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in the late 19th-century.

The General Store was a supplier of foodstuffs, clothing, building supplies and other necessities to customers traveling through or to local ranchers and miners.

In the back room was an iron safe with the name "T. T. Tidball" painted across the top, which had valuables from the years that Jolon was a station on the stagecoach route to Los Angeles.

On October 5, 1990, a plaque and monument were placed at the Tidball Store during a noon dedication ceremony by the Monterey Viejo Chapter 1846 of the E. Clampus Vitus historical benevolent organization.