In the early days, doctors made house calls to see their patients, and were limited to the time they spent and what they could carry. Later, it was more expedient to have an office where patients could come to see the doctor and equipment and supplies were readily available.

This doctor’s office has been furnished from a variety of sources.
The examining table is from the office of longtime Greenville physician Dr. Robert Bird.
The futuristic-looking hand sterilizer on the right, operated with a foot pedal, belonged to Dr. Kelsey from Lakeview.

The green wall cabinet with the small drawers was used for dental instruments by Greenville dentists, Dr. N. P. Sorensen and his son, Dr. N. P. Sorensen!

Dr. F. A. Johnson’s pill bag, open in the back on the bookshelf – is just as he left it!
The microscope and other tools to the left belonged to Dr. Robert Rice, who volunteered for many years as team physician for the Greenville Schools sports teams.

The small black case near the patient’s hand belonged to Dr. L.A. Chaffee who was a doctor in Greenville in the 1870’s. He was the great-grandfather of astronaut Roger B. Chaffee, whose father, Donald Chafee, was born in Greenville in 1910 and was a barnstorming pilot in the 1930’s. Roger would have been born in Greenville, except that when Roger’s mother was pregnant, his father got scarlet fever so his mother went to live with her parents in Grand Rapids, where Roger was born. They returned to Greenville when Donald recovered and lived here until Roger was about seven years old.

Several items from Highfield Drug Store are located on the top shelves of the cabinet at the left near the door.
The heavy entrance door was one used at the entry to the Clark Dry Goods Store. It was located where I. M. Rood and Company later did business.