Sanford, Varner & Co. factory building, constructed in 1894, located at the southwestern corner of Third and Chillicothe streets.

ID: 359 ~ Source: "Industrial Edition," Portsmouth Times (1896). ~ Creator: Andrew Feight ~ Date: 1896

This file appears in: Innovation at the Sanford, Varner & Co. Building

This file appears in: Innovation at the Sanford, Varner & Co. Building

Innovation at the Sanford, Varner & Co. Building

By Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D.

The Sanford, Varner & Co. factory building at the southwestern corner of Third and Chillicothe streets has its origins in America's Gilded Age, when clothing manufacturing took place in small cities…