Jeff Chaisson takes a break from doing an inventory of stock inside the former Wilton Hardware store he bought. Chaisson plans to reopen the store in a nearby building.

Wilton Hardware store manager Jessi Sawyer and owner Jeff Chaisson talk about the renovations to a building in Wilton where the new hardware store will occupy when it opens in April.

The exterior of the building at 343 Main St. in Wilton that will house the new Wilton Hardware store, scheduled to open in April .

Wilton Hardware, seen in a 1953 photo. The store had been open for 100 years when in closed last year. It’s reopening in April down Main Street.

The old Wilton Hardware building on Main Street as seen last week. The store is moving into a new location at nearby 343 Main St.