Young's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Augustus Young, 33 N Church Street, Norfolk VA (1866)
  Augustus Young 258 Church Street, Norfolk VA (1870-1895)
  Augustus Young, 400 (258) Church Street, Norfolk VA (1897) 2
  Young's Pharmacy (Dr A.Young prop), 400 Church Street, Norfolk VA (1898-1908)

Notes:
The 1860 US Census lists Dr. Augustus Young (1836-1926)3 as a grocer.
By 1866, he had a drugstore business, out of his home at 33 N Church Street. By 1870 his drugstore business was run out of a store at 258 Church Street. 1

By 1909, Mr Frederick Nelligar, who had worked at Young's Pharmacy for a number of years, took over the drugstore.1


Bottles:
youngs_01 This is a clear 6.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: 400 CHURCH ST. / Young's Pharmacy / NORFOLK, VA.
base: C L G CO


1 Norfolk City directories, 1851,66,70,72,74-75,77,80,82-83,85-86,88-92,94-95,97-99,1900-20,22-25,27-28,30
2 Street addresses changed in 1897; 258 Church Street became 400 Church Street, but was the same location
3 Find-a-grave entry for Augustus Young


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This page last updated on April 18, 2026.