Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store & F. M. Sharp Veterinarian

Basic details

Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store & F. M. Sharp Veterinarian is an image, with genre photograph.

Its dimensions are 5 in. x 7 in..

It was created sometime in 1915.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This photograph shows Isaac Norris, his son Francis Norris and Dr. Fred Sharp. The Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store and Dr. Sharp's Veterinarian Store and Office served area farmers. A mention in the Westerville Public Opinion on May 23rd, 1907 noted that "Norris Bros have moved their mill to their new building on the west side of the square." It stood at the southwest corner of the Public Square and now has been replaced by the Wesley Court condominiums.

Worthington's economy in the early 20th century was still based on agriculture, with many farms and orchards in the area. The process of transforming a sleepy rural community into a thriving suburb of a major metropolitan area was just beginning.

Subjects

It covers the topics business, businessmen and buildings.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0132.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 92-U-517.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on January 25, 2002. It was last updated November 4, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store & F. M. Sharp Veterinarian from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Norris Bros. Mill and Feed Store & F. M. Sharp Veterinarian. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.