Photograph of the Sharon Township Hall

This image was of Sharon Township Hall, located at 67 East Granville Road, was taken by Lawrence Long in 1937. In 1855 George Taylor, Horace Tuller and William Bishop paid $175 for the lot to construct a union school. The construction of the school, which had four rooms and Italianate styling, was done by Columbus masons "Chambers & Smith" for $1955.82. Initially the school contained two classrooms on the first floor for primary and intermediate classes. Upper rooms were expected to meet future needs, but leased the space to the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), whose logo is seen on the top of the building. The school was moved to the old college building on the northeast Village Green in 1871. On the back of the photograph Frank Corbin wrote, "Frank P. Goble taught here as a young man." Classrooms had wood-burning stoves, a dark-painted wall to serve as a blackboard, and four rows of seats that could accommodate as many as 50 students.

Corbin also wrote on the back of the photo, "why was a school building built on what had originally been the church town lot - when a school town lot was available across the street? James E. Wright (1869) asked this question and found that the trustees of the defunct college had usurped the school town lot. He ran for school board - upset the apple cart. [The schools] regained possession of the school lot and erected a new building there in 1875. He lived in a fine old Victorian House on the south side of East Granville Rd. (Bean Hill) which was torn down in 1972 after the city acquired the land for a park (Worthington Community Park) - what a shame! It should be renamed Wright Bicentennial Park to honor an esteemed citizen and our nations 200th Birthday. Frank Corbin 1974"

The building was sold by the Board of Education to the Sharon Township Trustees in 1873, who then sold half to the I.O.O.F. and leased a portion to the Worthington Village Council, allowing it to serve both as the town and township hall.

In 1975 the building was sold at auction to St. John's Episcopal Church.