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Original Rush Creek home in Worthington for sale after major renovations Jim Weiker, The Columbus Dispatch The most important house in one of the most important neighborhoods in central Ohio had water running through it when the current owners purchased it in 2014. Water pipes had broken in the home, along with sewer lines and the hot water tank. It was a sorry state for a house that launched one of central Ohio s most distinctive communities. The home was completed by Martha and Richard Wakefield in 1957 and served as the inspiration for what would become Rush Creek Village in Worthington, which grew to become the nation s largest collection of homes in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright s organic architecture. ....
Water pipes had broken in the home, along with sewer lines and the hot water tank. It was a sorry state for a house that launched one of central Ohio s most distinctive communities. The home was completed by Martha and Richard Wakefield in 1957 and served as the inspiration for what would become Rush Creek Village in Worthington, which grew to become the nation s largest collection of homes in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright s organic architecture. The 2,629-square-foot home conveys all the features that would become Rush Creek trademarks: a low profile that seems to hug the earth, exposed concrete block (outside and in), red tile floors, extensive roof overhangs, loads of built-in furniture, many floor-to-ceiling windows, unconventional room shapes, wood ceilings, a carport instead of a garage, and an angled setting well off the street. ....