Hassett Hardware San Mateo
Visit Our San Mateo Location
Larry Hassett, known for his community service and honest business values, was approached by the Wisnom family who wanted to sell their historic San Mateo hardware store to someone who would honor its place in Bay Area history. The Hassetts purchased the store in 2009 and proudly serve San Mateo as an integral part of the community.
The store is located at the corner of 1st and Delaware streets in downtown San Mateo, but it wasn’t always there – that land used to be the lumberyard for the Wisnom family business back in the 1880s. The Wisnom brothers, Robert J. and William partnered with Robert Bonner in 1905 and opened Wisnom-Bonner Hardware at the corner of Second Avenue and Ellsworth. They were the only game in town and San Mateo really was a town back then, with only a few thousand inhabitants. But Wisnom and Bonner knew that those people needed hardware supplies for their homes, businesses and properties – they also sold horseshoe nails and barbed wire, serviced Dodge vehicles in the 1920s and went on to add large household appliances like stoves, fireplaces and refrigerators along with phonographs, records and a listening booth. The fireplace department lasted until the mid 2000s.
545 First Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401
Call: 650.348.1082
Text: 650.297.0740
Mon-Sat: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sun: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Services at San Mateo
What used to be the fireplace department is now home to a huge selection of Hillman products – hardware, nuts, bolts, fasteners, automotive belts and chains, springs and keys. We can help you fix just about anything – and if we can’t, we’ll help you find someone who can. Come on over and let us help – from the smallest home repair to restoration and remodeling projects, we’ve got you covered. If you don’t see it, ask. If we don’t have it, we can get it for you.
- Knife Sharpening
- Key Cutting
- Window Screening
- Carpet Cleaning Rentals
- Propane Exchange
- SodaStream Exchange
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND IT SHOWS.
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
ACE HARDWARE.
We are part of the ACE co-operative (not franchise), because we believe in shared ownership and the ACE values. We ARE the helpful place and we have some of the best, most knowledgeable employees in the Bay Area - come on in and find out for yourself!
You can also shop online on the ACE Hardware website and pick up in-store in any of our five locations.