Where it all Began

It was in the Fall of 1997 in the small space that was the original Exchange Bank in the late 1800's, a barber shop in the 1950's thru the 1970's, a florist shop in the 1990's, home to Deborah's Attic in the 2000’s, and is now empty.

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New Beginnings

When Paul and Diane Cope

took the reins in the Spring

of 2000, more room was an

issue and the small building

next door gave a little more

seating, but was lacking heat!

As the tiny shop kept up with

the caffeine demands of the

locals it also felt the need to

look a little further to future growth... and so came the shop's first move... down the street to the spot that had historically held many a cafe over the years and was, at one time, the home of the only bakery in town! The new space gave room for Beans to grow and it was there that "breakfast" was added to the menu.

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The Next Step

In the year 2008 an opportunity to move yet a second time, presented itself.

With the total renovation of the early 1920's Exchange Bank, the opportunity

of a lifetime began to unfold. The building that you see today is original and

even still houses the original bank safe. The marble on the walls, the

woodwork and the stained glass windows in the loft, tell of a time when life

was quite different in the growing town of Cedarville.

Join us, Friends!

We are proud to present to
Cedarville, a place of atmosphere

to study, to meet friends, to read,
to listen, to eat and of course to

enjoy one of life's simple pleasures
— coffee at its finest!

The current building was built with the same bricks as the current Cedarville University Human Resource Building on Main Street. This building was home to the Thrift-T Store, Harner's Grocery Store, and a thrift store called Elegant Junk.