09/03/2026
The sheep enjoyed a wonderful Arts Festival weekend on the Griswold Center lawn and will remain on display through the July 4th weekend as part of the America 250 celebrations!
This site was one of the 164 original town lots platted by the Scioto Company and was home for nearly 150 years to a property commonly known as the Tuller-Archer House. The home faced south, located in the northwest quadrant of the Village Green. The oldest portion of the structure was likely built prior to 1807. In 1837, Flavel Tuller (1795–1881) and his brother, Homer Tuller (1796–1866), purchased the lot and house.
Flavel and Homer Tuller were active entrepreneurs in early Worthington, initially operating a distillery while acquiring land and building substantial real estate holdings on land designated as farm lots by the Scioto Company. After selling the distillery, they spent more than twenty years engaged in the mercantile trade in Worthington before turning to the slaughtering and packing of pork. By 1860, Flavel’s agricultural holdings reflected the scale of their operations, including 120 swine, 10 horses, and 240 acres of land, with 130 acres improved and 1,100 acres unimproved recorded in the agricultural census. After a few years, the brothers closed their packing business and undertook a venture transporting two loads of pork and provisions down the river to Natchez, Mississippi,
Some years before the turn of the 20th century, the property was acquired by Frank E. Archer who added a six-room addition on the west side that was relocated in 1919 and incorporated into another residence at 51 North Street.
In the mid-1950s, the original structure was demolished after Lot 60 was purchased by Park Federal Savings and Loan, and a new building was constructed on the site. The City of Worthington acquired the property in 1980; this newer structure was later razed to make way for the Griswold Center, which opened in 1993.
Make sure to plan a visit to learn about many organizations around Worthington and their histories, while also enjoying the fabulous art representing each organization.
