Editing Worthington, Ohio (section)

===Growth===
On May 24, 1813, James Kilbourne took a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]].

On August 25, 1817, President [[James Monroe]] visited Worthington. Also in 1817, [[Philander Chase]] moved to Worthington to become the first rector of St. John's Episcopal Church. He concurrently served as rector of Episcopal churches in Columbus and Delaware and as principal of the Worthington Academy. In June 1818, Rev. Chase was elected Bishop of the newly organized Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Chase initially founded [[Kenyon College]] in Worthington.

The period from the 1820s to the Civil War was a time of slow growth for the sleepy village. In 1820, Aurora Buttles erected a Masonic hall. In 1826 the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike was incorporated (now [[U.S. Route 23]]) to connect the center of the state to Lake Erie, further cementing the importance of High Street.

[[File:Lewis Noble House aka Hubert E. Stritmatter House, Bishop Noble House.jpg|right|thumb|Louis Noble House, built in 1863]]