Established in 1983, “Maple Croft Interiors” provides unique home furnishings out of the former Maple Croft one room schoolhouse building. The building, located on the corner of Rt. 222 and Penn Grant Road, was purchased in 1982 at a public sale. The building needed some extensive renovations, and Pam’s dad, Earl Rankin, did a fantastic job of preparing the building to serve three purposes. Pam and John lived on the main floor, John established an insurance office in the front and Maple Croft Interiors began in May of 1983 in the basement.

Pam, and her mom, Ruth Rankin, started Maple Croft with the simple idea of providing friendly service, reasonable prices and unique items for any home. They continually expanded the products offered including both wooden and upholstered furniture.

In 1985, the shop expanded to include the entire building. More product lines were added and an addition was attached to the main building in 2001, allowing for further expansion.

Pam also was busy with her folk paper cuttings that she had been creating since 1979 when she participated in the Strasburg Craft Fair. By the mid 90’s Pam and John were participating in eight Folk Art shows per year, in addition to running Maple Croft and raising their two children. She also has a business relationship with “Primitives By Kathy” wholesale and designs her paper cuttings and many other unique items for distribution worldwide.

In 2006, John decided to retire early from his management position and become more involved with Maple Croft. In March of 2009, Pam and John opened the main floor as the “American Folk Art and Furniture Gallery” as part of the Shops of Maple Croft. All the products on the main floor are American made and originals, many by local artisans. The lower level will continue to have imported and reproduction products.

Pam, Ruth and John are looking forward to continuing the Maple Croft tradition into the future. They will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10AM to 5PM, with the exception of being closed for the month of January.