diff --git a/lighthouse/db/mod.rs b/lighthouse/db/mod.rs
index c85eaf18b..57ba8b4e9 100644
--- a/lighthouse/db/mod.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/db/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ extern crate rocksdb;
 
 mod disk_db;
 mod traits;
+mod stores;
+
 
 pub use self::disk_db::DiskDB;
 pub use self::traits::{
diff --git a/lighthouse/db/stores/block_store.rs b/lighthouse/db/stores/block_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab755d053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lighthouse/db/stores/block_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use super::{
+    ClientDB,
+    DBError,
+};
+use super::BLOCKS_DB_COLUMN as DB_COLUMN;
+
+pub struct BlockStore<T>
+    where T: ClientDB
+{
+    db: Arc<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: ClientDB> BlockStore<T> {
+    pub fn new(db: Arc<T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            db,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn put_block(&self, hash: &[u8], ssz: &[u8])
+        -> Result<(), DBError>
+    {
+        self.db.put(DB_COLUMN, hash, ssz)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_block(&self, hash: &[u8])
+        -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, DBError>
+    {
+        self.db.get(DB_COLUMN, hash)
+    }
+
+    pub fn block_exists(&self, hash: &[u8])
+        -> Result<bool, DBError>
+    {
+        self.db.exists(DB_COLUMN, hash)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use super::super::ClientDB;
+    use super::super::super::DiskDB;
+    use std::{ env, fs, thread };
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block_store_on_disk_db() {
+        let pwd = env::current_dir().unwrap();
+        let path = pwd.join("block_store_testdb_please_remove");
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&path);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&path).unwrap();
+
+        let column_families = vec![
+            DB_COLUMN
+        ];
+
+        let mut db = DiskDB::open(&path, None);
+
+        for cf in column_families {
+            db.create_col(&cf).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let db = Arc::new(db);
+
+        let bs = Arc::new(BlockStore::new(db.clone()));
+
+        let thread_count = 10;
+        let write_count = 10;
+
+        // We're expecting the product of these numbers to fit in one byte.
+        assert!(thread_count * write_count <= 255);
+
+        let mut handles = vec![];
+        for t in 0..thread_count {
+            let wc = write_count;
+            let bs = bs.clone();
+            let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+                for w in 0..wc {
+                    let key = (t * w) as u8;
+                    let val = 42;
+                    bs.put_block(&vec![key], &vec![val]).unwrap();
+                }
+            });
+            handles.push(handle);
+        }
+
+        for handle in handles {
+            handle.join().unwrap();
+        }
+
+        for t in 0..thread_count {
+            for w in 0..write_count {
+                let key = (t * w) as u8;
+                assert!(bs.block_exists(&vec![key]).unwrap());
+                let val = bs.get_block(&vec![key]).unwrap().unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(vec![42], val);
+            }
+        }
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&path).unwrap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs b/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c564dd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use super::{
+    ClientDB,
+    DBError,
+};
+
+mod block_store;
+
+pub use self::block_store::BlockStore;
+
+const BLOCKS_DB_COLUMN: &str = "blocks";