Sharon Township Town Hall
Also known as: Worthington Society of Odd Fellows
Why it's listed
Built in 1856 at the southwest corner of Granville Road and Hartford Street in Worthington, this two-story brick building began as the village school and later became a township hall. It is a simple gabled structure on a limestone foundation, with a small side gablet and nameplate, small brackets supporting a slightly projecting wooden box gutter, and symmetrically spaced segmented-arched openings holding six-over-six double-hung windows. The first floor holds one large public meeting room. The upper floor, once divided into small meeting rooms, has been restored to a single room. A garage of unknown date is attached at the back. The school moved to a new building across the street in 1871, and the Odd Fellows lodge acquired the upper floors in 1873. Since then the building has served as a voting place and a site for public meetings and entertainment. It is valued as pre-Civil War school architecture and for its place in community civic life.
Significance in brief: It is significant for its pre-Civil War school architecture and for its role in the political and social life of the community. It served as the village school until 1871, and the Odd Fellows lodge acquired the upper floors in 1873. It has since been used for voting, public meetings and entertainment.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003017, listed April 17, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Granville Rd. and Hartford St., Worthington |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 17, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003017 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Early Italianate |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | In public use as the township hall; interior and exterior condition listed as good. Brick was recently chemically cleaned and the upper floor was restored to a single room. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Worthington Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.08858, -83.01610 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003017.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138339292
- This listing as JSON
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