Sharon Township in Worthington in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Horace Wright House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024
1. Horace Wright House Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 40° 5.31′ N, 83° 0.817′ W. Marker is in Worthington, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Sharon Township. It is at the intersection of East Dublin Granville Road (Ohio Route 161) and Morning Street, on the right when traveling east on East Dublin Granville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 E Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus OH 43085, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Our Flag (a few steps from this marker); Topping-Evans House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. J.S. Skeele House (about 600 feet away); Travis Scott House (about 600 feet away); St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church / The Morris Addition (about 700 feet away); Saint John's Church of Worthington and Parts Adjacent / Church and Graveyard
this page online
Regarding Horace Wright House. Excerpt from the Ohio Historic Inventory sheet on the house:
Significant for its early Victorian architecture, most notably the attractive stone entryway. Also historically important as the home of Horace Wright, a member of an important cloth manufacturing family . Horace Wright also operated the Worthington sawmill on his property, providing important building materials for the community. Occupied by Wright family until 1940 when acquired by township as a war memorial.
Also see . . .
1. Horace Wright House (PDF). Ohio Historic Inventory sheet for the house, which was listed on the National Register in 1980 as part of a larger submission. (via National Archives) (Submitted on June 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Our History. The Sharon Memorial Hall was built in 1861 for Horace W. Wright and his wife, Henrietta Tuller Wright. (Sharon Memorial Hall)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024
2. Horace Wright House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
