Warfield Drug Stores
Company Names, addresses, dates:1
  Warfield & Hall, 300 Prince Street, (corner Fairfax & Prince Sts) Alexandria VA (1866-1906) 2
  Warfield, Frank, 300 Prince Street (corner Fairfax & Prince Sts), Alexandria VA (1907-1929)
  Edgar Warfield Jr, 501 King Street, Alexandria VA (1892-1940) 3
  Warfield's Drug Store, 501 King Street, Alexandria VA (1942-1952)
  Warfield, A.A., 152 King Street, Alexandria VA (1883-1887) 16
  Warfield, A.A., 604 King Street, Alexandria VA (1888) 17
Notes:
General Edgar Warfield Sr (1842-1934)4 entered the drug business
at the age of 15 (about 1857)5. The 1860 US Census listed him as an
apothecary apprentice.
His career in the drug store business spanned about 3/4 of a century, except for a four year
interval during which time he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He served
as a private and fought in many battles, including battles at Manassas, Antietam, Richmond
and Appomattox. He was bevetted brigadier-general in 1932.6
In 1866, Edgar teamed up with William J. Hall, and purchased the drug store on the corner
of Prince and Fairfax Street from Mr. Pauli2.
Edgar & William ran the "Warfield & Hall" drugstore until 1906, at which time William Hall
retired, and Edgar took sole control of the store7.
That didn't last long, because in early 1907, Edgar sold the drug store to his brother Frank
8 (more about Frank below), and chose to join his son, Edgar Warfield Jr, at his
son's drug store at 501 King Street 9.
Edgar Warfield Jr (1870-1945)10
had purchased
Ernest L. Allen's
drugstore at 501 King Street (corner of King and
Pitt Streets) in 18923. When he teamed up with his father in 1907, he kept the
drug store in his own name (which only differs from his father's name by the addition of "jr").
For a time, 3 generations were working as pharmacists at this store: Edgar Warfield Sr, his
son Edgar Warfield Jr, and his grandson Edgar Ashby Warfield (1896-1951)5,11.
This drugstore lasted until just after Edgar Ashby Warfields death, which was on December
25th, 195111,1.
Frank Warfield (1857-1929)12 was Edgar Warfield Sr.'s brother.
As stated above, Frank purchased the Warfield & Hall drugstore in 19076.
Before that, he was at the
J. T. Creighton & Son
drug store at 924 Queen Street, which he actually took ownership of in 189213.
It's not clear why he kept the name "J T Creighton & Son" for almost 15 years when he
actually owned the store. But the drugstore business at 924 Queen street ended after
1906. Frank ran the drugstore at 300 Prince Street from 1907 until his death in 1929.
Andrew Adgate Warfield (1850-1917)14 was another brother of Edgar Warfield
Senior. Andrew became a partner with the
Janney & Co
drug store in 187515.
In 1883, Andrew took over the Janney & Co drug store at 152 King Street16.
In the 1888 he moved to a new building at 604 King Street1. But later that
year, he sold that drug business to Mr
Charles G. Lennon.
Later mentions in the newspaper
indicate he got out of the drug store business and into the Insurance business.
book # 599 (in medicines section) These are clear, mouth-blown bottles. Left is 5.9" tall, right is 4.5" tall. They are embossed: vertical: (mortar & pestle) WARFIELD & HALL / DRUGGISTS / ALEXANDRIA VA base (left bottle): WT&CO / H base (right bottle): WT&CO / PAT JAN 5 1892 |
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book # (unlisted) This is a clear mouth-blown 3.5" bottle embossed: vertical: WARFIELD & HALL / DRUGGISTS / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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book # 600 (in medicines section) This is a clear mouth-blown 4.2" bottle embossed: horizontal in fancy slugplate: WARFIELD & HALL / DRUGGISTS / ALEXANDRIA, VA. base: WT&CO / C USA |
book # 596 (in medicines section) This is a clear 5.5" bottle embossed: vertical in block letters : EDGAR WARFIELD, JR vertical: ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 596 (in medicines section) This is a clear 3.7" bottle embossed: vertical: EDGAR WARFIELD, JR / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # (unlisted) This is a clear 3.2" bottle with an unusual slopped neck, embossed: vertical: EDGAR WARFIELD JR / PHARMACIST / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |