Nelligar's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
        Nelligar's Pharmacy:
  Nelligar's Pharmacy, 400 Church Street, Norfolk VA (1909-1912)
  Nelligar's Pharmacy, 453 Church Street, Norfolk VA (1913-1917)
  Nelligar's Pharmacy, 600 Botetourt, Norfolk VA (1918)
        Redgate Pharmacy:
  Redgate Pharmacy (F.D. Nelligar prop.), Cor. Colley & Redgate Aves, Norfolk VA (1917-1924) 2,3
  Redgate Pharmacy (A.Y. Masters prop.), Cor. Colley & Redgate Aves, Norfolk VA (1924-1929) 3,4

Notes:
 Frederick Dennis Nelligar (1874-1941)5 became a registered pharmacist in 1895.6

As early as 1897, he was working for the Young's Pharmacy at 400 Church Street. By 1909, he had taken over the Young's Pharmacy, and renamed it "Nelligar's Pharmacy". 1

In 1917, he opened a second store, called the Redgate Pharmacy, as it was located on Redgate Avenue. By 1919 he had abandoned his old store, which was taken over by the York Drug Company, and later the Hassel-Wray Drug Company.1

In 1924, the Redgate pharmacy was taken over by A.Y. Masters3.
In 1929 the store burned down.4

Bottles:
nelligar_01 This is a clear 3.75" (1 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3 I
vertical: 400 CHURCH ST. / Nelligar's PHARMACY / NORFOLK, VA.
base: C. L. G. CO. / 2
nelligar_02 This is a clear 6" (4 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3 iv
vertical: ACCURACY QUALITY / Nelligar's PHARMACY / 400 CHURCH ST.


1 Norfolk City directories, 1851,66,72,74,75,77,80,82,83,86,88,89,91,92,94,95,97-99,1900-10,12-14,16-19,20,22,25,30
2 Virginian-Pilot, 14-Jun-1917, p.11 ("Nelligar's New Store Opens Today")
3 Virginian-Pilot, 5-Oct-1924, p.21 ("Announcing new management of Redgate Pharmacy")
4 Virginian-Pilot, 13-Dec-1929, p.28 ("Three Store Fires Cause Estimated Damage of $25,000")
5 Find-a-grave entry for Frederick Dennis Nelligar
6 Public Ledger, 7-Nov-1895, p.1 (Mr. F. D. Nelligar has returned from Richmond, having successfully ...)


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