Worthington real estate

It's not to late to here is a larger version of the Worthington Condo Living  a puzzle  without the answers!  Do you know Worthington condominium communities?

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4.  A one story floor plan is sometimes called a ranch whether a condo or single family home. 

7.  A townhouse condo would have at least two stories

9.  Strathaven Condos and Bainbridge Condos  are each on a wooded ravine

10.  Hidden  Colony Condos off Proprietors Road are really not that difficult to find

12.  Saint Julien is a street in Ville Charmante. 

17. Some condominiums have an inground pool

18. Selby East Condos are in the Colonial Hills neighborhood

19. The condominium owners own the common areas

20.  Saint Jacques is in Ville Charmante, the French name for James. 

22.  Saint Michelle is in Ville Charmante, French for Michael or a feminine name in English.

23. Bainbridge is off Olentangy River Road, you turn onto Whieldon Lane.

24. Your condo is governed by the condo bylaws

26. All the streets in Worthinglen are named Glen

31.  Ville Charmante is on Wilson Bridge Road, west of High Street

32.  Condo owners pay a monthly condo fee

33. The stately Worthington Inn was developed into condos a few years ago.

34.  Street names in Ville Charmante are always Saint and a name  Sometimes people abbreviate it St.

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 1.  If you like to play tennis you should buy a condo at Ville Charmante

 2.  Short for condominium, condo

 3.  A condo document, other than the condo bylaws, declaration

 5.  Saint Andre is a street in Ville Charmante, the name is French for Andrew

 6.  Residences of Worthington is on the west side of High Street between South St. and W. Riverglen

 8.  Village Green Condos are just south west of the Southwest Quadrant of Worthington's Village Green

10.  A highrise is a condo with a lot of stories

11. The North Street Village Condos are on North Street in the City of Worthington

13. Strathaven Condos are in Linworth a village that was annexed to the City of Worthington

14. The Toll Gate Square Condos on High Street are just north of the Orange Johnson House.

15. The ill fated Simsbury Place luxury condos are on Proprieters Road just north of 161.

16.  Worthingville Condos are on North Street.

21.   Village  17 is on E. Dublin Granville Road (161)

25. Proprietors Point on the corner of Proprietors Road and North Street were apartments that were converted to condominiums

28. When you live in a condo you don't mow the lawn, your condo association has that done for the residents

29. Often people move to a condo because there is no outside maintenance... or very, very little maintenance

30. Condo or Association fees are sometimes also called condo dues

If you like crosswords here are others about Central Ohio: 

Columbus Crossword the Suburbs

Worthington Neighborhoods a Crossword Puzzle

Stay tuned to a crossword puzzle about Worthington "area" condos in a few days.  This crossword puzzle, Worthington Condo Living all the condominiums are in the City of Worthington, those in the future puzzle are in the City of Columbus and the Worthington School District. .

A ZIP code is a mail route... the image here is an approximation of the   43085 ZIP code.  The purple on the stamp shows the 43085 ZIP code. 

Worthington Ohio a city and suburb of Columbus is in the 43085 ZIP code... 43085 is the Worthington Ohio ZIP code.

I believe the whole city of Worthington is in the 43085 ZIP code but not all of the 43085 ZIP code is in the City of Worthington.  The kinda sorta rectangular blob at the top of the purple area on the stamp is mostly in the City of Columbus... I believe there's an itty bitty part of Sharon Township in the 43085 ZIP code too.

Not all of the Worthington School District is in the  ZIP code. 

Why would I even think about the shape of a ZIP code?   Someone ended up on one of my real estate blogs looking for the shape of the 43085 ZIP code, a novel search on Google....

The western edge of the ZIP code is partly in the City of Columbus and partly in the City of Worthington and there may be even some properties there that are not annexed into either city, still in a township.... Sharon Township I believe... 

Oh and then there's the Village of Riverlea in the 43085 ZIP code too....

City of Worthington neigborhoods include: Colonial Hills, Davis Estate, Kilbourne Village, Old Worthington, Olentangy Hills, Rush Creek, Potters Creek, Wilson Hill, Worthington Estates and  Worthingway to name a few...well actually I guess more than a few neighborhoods

City of Columbus neighborhoods in the 43085 ZIP code include, Deer Creek (or is it Deercreek?) Ravines at Deercreek, Ravines At Worthington, The Sanctuary,The Village at Worthington, Westworth Village,   Worthington Park (there is a neighborhood in the City of Worthington called worthington Park too... or the legal description of some homes are Worthington Park), Worthington Woods,  Worthington Trace and probably more....

Search for Worthington area homes by ZIP code, or school district on my website:  Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Some clues... the condominiums named in the puzzle are all in the City of Worthington.

A definition from the Real Living Glossary:

"Condominium (Condo) – Type of real estate ownership where the owner has title to a specific unit and shared interest in common areas."

Condo Vs. Home from Real Living should really be Condo Vs. House or Condo Vs. Single Family Home since a condominium is most definitely a home for many people today.

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4.  A one story floor plan is sometimes called a _____ whether a condo or single family home. 

7.  A _____________ condo would have at least two stories

9.  Strathaven Condos and Bainbridge Condos  are each on a wooded ___________

10. ______ Colony Condos off Proprietors Road are really not that difficult to find

12.  Saint _______ is a street in Ville Charmante. 

17. Some condominiums have an inground ____

18. Selby East Condos are in the Colonial Hills ____________

19. The condominium owners own the ______ areas

20.  Saint _______ is in Ville Charmante, the French name for James. 

22.  Saint __________ is in Ville Charmante, French for Michael or a feminine name in English.

23. Bainbridge is off Olentangy _______ Road, you turn onto Whieldon Lane.

24. Your condo is governed by the condo ____________

26. All the streets in Worthinglen are named ____

31.  Ville Charmante is on Wilson ______ Road, west of High Street

32.  Condo owners pay a monthly condo ___

33. The stately Worthington ___ was developed into condos a few years ago.

34.  Street names in Ville Charmante are always ______ and a name  Sometimes people abbreviate it St.

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 1.  If you like to play _______ you should buy a condo at Ville Charmante

 2.  Short for condominium

 3.  A condo document, other than the condo bylaws

 5.  Saint ______ is a street in Ville Charmante, the name is French for Andrew

 6.  Residences of Worthington is on the west side of ______ Street between South St. and W. Riverglen

 8.  Village ______ Condos are just south west of the Southwest Quadrant of Worthington's Village Green

10.  A ________ is a condo with a lot of stories

11. The North Street Village Condos are on ______ Street in the City of Worthington

13. Strathaven Condos are in ______ a village that was annexed to the City of Worthington

14. The ____ Gate Square Condos on High Street are just north of the Orange Johnson House.

15. The ill fated Simsbury _____ luxury condos are on Proprieters Road just north of 161.

16.  _____________ Condos are on North Street.

21.   _______ 17 is on E. Dublin Granville Road (161)

25. Proprietors _____ on the corner of Proprietors Road and North Street were apartments that were converted to condominiums

28. When you live in a condo you don't mow the _____, your condo association has that done for the residents

29. Often people move to a condo because there is ___ outside maintenance... or very, very little maintenance

30. Condo or Association fees are sometimes also called Condo ____

This crossword puzzle was inspired by the most recent home sale info for the city of Worthington, lots of the residential properties were condominium homes! Worthington Home Sales - June  2009

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Just crossword puzzle answers...

If you want to try your hand before looking at the answers:

Worthington neighborhood crossword puzzle 

The crossword puzzle answers are bold.  The links are to more information about the Worthington neighborhoods. The neighborhoods in this crossword puzzle are all in the City of Worthington.. well except Riverlea but that's my point.

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3. "Davis Estate" on the south end of the city of Worthington, west of High St.
4. For short Worthinglen, Ville Charmonte, Hidden Colony are all condos
6. South of the Worthington Estates neighborhood is the Worthingway neighborhood
8. Riverlea is not part of the City of Worthington, it's a separate village
10. In the city of Worthington west of 315 off Linworth Rd. "Potters Creek"
11. Furthest south street in Old Worthington, South St.
13. Furthest north street in Old Worthington, North  St.
15. The original village of Worthington is now called "Old Worthington"
   
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1. "Kilbourne Village " subdivision is just south of 161,  south of Thomas Worthington High School
2. " Colonial Hills" the furthest south subdivision east of High St.
5. Linworth is an Ohio village that was annexed to the city of Worthigton
7. "Olentangy Hills " is the neighborhood north of Worthington Estates
9. The "Village Green"  is in the center of Old Worthington
12.  The Worthington business district adds an e to their name, "Olde Worthington"
14.   "Rush Creek Village"  a Worthington neighborhood designed in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright

A Columbus crossword the suburbs

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER- Worthington Office

Kilbourne Village is just west of Old Worthington.  I believe  the land  where Kilbourne Village homes stand today would have been farm fields for early Worthington settlers.  

Yep. According to the Worthington site the subdivision was built in 1957 to 1960 and was previously the Episcopal Church farm lot.  Worthington.org history of neighborhoods.

There must have been some empty lots.

Great location walk to schools, pool, Old Worthington and parks.  The Kilbourne Village Walk Score...

"Walk Score: 72 out of 100 —  Very Walkable"

A New England Village in Central Ohio- Old Worthington

Worthington a part of the plan

Worthington Best Columbus Suburb

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

The Worthington neighborhoods in the crossword puzzle are all in "Worthington proper" AKA the City of Worthington.

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3. "_____ Estate" on the south end of the city of Worthington, west of High St.
4. For short Worthinglen, Ville Charmonte, Hidden Colony are all _______
6. South of the Worthington Estates neighborhood is the _______ neighborhood
8. Riverlea is not part of the City of Worthington, it's a separate _______
10. In the city of Worthington west of 315 off Linworth Rd. "______ Creek"
11. Furthest south street in Old Worthington, _______ St.
13. Furthest north street in Old Worthington, _______ St.
15. The original village of Worthington is now called "______ Worthington"
   
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1. "Kilbourne _______ " subdivision is just south of 161,  south of Thomas Worthington High School
2. " ________ Hills" the furthest south subdivision east of High St.
5. _______ is an Ohio village that was annexed to the city of Worthigton
7. "Olentangy ______ " is the neighborhood north of Worthington Estates
9. The "Village ________"  is in the center of Old Worthington
12.  The Worthintgon business district adds an e to their name, "_____ Worthington"
14.   "____ Creek Village"  a Worthington neighborhood designed in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright

Need help? There are clues about Worthington neighborhoods all over the previous posts on Worthington Old and News.

Stop back for the answers to the crossword puzzle next week. 

A Columbus crossword the suburbs

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

"Location, location, location" is one of the best descriptions of the Worthingway neighborhood in Worthington Ohio . I've anchored the Google map here on Masefield Street the farthest west street in Worthingway.  The south end of the Worthingway neighborhood is Highgate which backs to Medick Estates.

Worthingway is a pretty location.  Tucked back off of High Street but a lot of the appeal of the neighborhood that was built in the 1960's has for buyers and long term owners is the convenience to schools, Old Worthington, parks, the bike path and more.  

Over the past couple of years most of the listings in the Columbus Board of Realtors multiple listing service say "location, location, location" in various ways: 

"Across from the Parklands! 1 of Worthington's best locations. Walk to schools, busline, shopping & bike path. "

"Great location w/walking distance to schools K-12"

"Backs up to park and Olentangy bike trails."

"A must see in this sought after neighborhood!!" 

"walls of windows that look out onto a private bird sanctuary." 

"Wonderful location!" 

"Close to schools, parks, shops, uptown area!"

"Fantastic Location" 

"STEPS FROM THE BIKE PATH AND WORTHINGTON SCHOOLS!"

Yes that last REALTOR® was screaming (all caps)  she was so excited about the Worthingway home's location.  She also had a typo which I corrected... unless there is a BIKE BATH near by.

Worthington a Columbus Ohio suburb

Worthington mapping a magical place

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

The historic style brought to mind by Worthington is usually "colonial" or "colonial revival." Yet Worthington home to Rush Creek Village has a large neighborhood of mid-century modern homes.  The homes in Rush Creek Village were built in the Usonian style reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright.  The Rush Creek Village homes were designed by Theodore Van Fossen and built by Richard Wakefield.

Rush Creek Village is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Rush Creek homes are distinctive with cinder block walls, flat roofs, no garages.

A New York Times Article, (here in the  San Diego Union Tribune) from 2004 subtitled "Little-known Rush Creek quietly survives 50 years, a testament to the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright" says of the Westbrook family  in 1987:

"There, in Rush Creek Village, they found a near perfect relic of mid-century Usonian design, a split-level dominated by ribbon windows, board-and-batten siding, and earthy cypress fascias in strong horizontal lines. At $210,000 for 1,900 square feet, the house was not only reasonably priced, but also spectacularly sited on a one-plus-acre hilly lot."

The article written by Florence Williams is titled "Secret subdivision"  announcing to the rest of the world of the presence of Rush Creek Village in Worthington Ohio.

Although the article says most Rush Creek homes are about 2000 square feet and that Westbrook's home is 1900 sqaure feet that seems large to me for a Rush Creek home.  Or maybe I have only seen the little ones.

There are other Frank Lloyd Wright inspired homes sprinkled around Central Ohio, some designed by Van Fossen.

Mid-Century Style

A New England Village in Central Ohio

Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Worthington

There are great websites and magazines about  "Mid-Century Modern", the "Mid-Century Marvels", the "Atomic Ranch", etc.

Another site I recently found Mid-Century Style says this:

"Welcome to Mid-Century Style, where we celebrate the architecture of the 1950's. Not just the modern, but also just the regular middle class blond brick ranches and frame residential homes."

Look at this bathroom - Mid-Century Style Blog - Updates! Check Out This Bathroom an earlier post about these Denver Colorado fixtures looking for a home says:

“We bought a 1958 turquoise bathtub/sink/toilet a while back to remodel our own bathroom,since then things have changed and we’ll be moving out so we need to get rid of the blue bathroom."

That's no ordinary blue that's  1950's turquise!

Mid 20th century homes, the kind of ordinary homes you find all over Central Ohio including Worthington neighborhoods like Colonial Hills, Davis Estate and Wilson Hill.

You can follow Mid-Century Style via Facebook (I'm a fan) and they have a page on Ning.com too...

Worthington's Davis Estate (most of Davis Estate was built in the late 1940's.)

Worthington Colonial Hills Neighborhood (some of Colonial Hills was built in the 1950's.)

Worthington's Colonial Hills - A History

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER

The first section of Colonial Hills was platted in the 1920's.  The first section of Colonial Hills was built in the 1940s. 

Colonial Hills  was not in the Village of Worthington when it was platted or built, it was in an unincorporated area.  Colonial Hills was built as a rental community for executives at a defense plant near the Columbus Airport. 

The Worthington Historical Society's Neighborhoods says the neighborhood was built in 1927 to 1941 by "WWII Defense Homes Corp"  I think it was Defense Homes Corporation and they were built during WWII.  Defense Homes Corporation became part of FHA in the 1940s.

The plat maps and a lot of what I know about the history of Colonial Hills is  from the entry about Colonial Hills on Wikipedia written by George Campbell a Worthington / Columbus historian which says "Colonial Hills was built in an assembly line fashion that predated Levittown by five years."  I knew there was a defense plant and that was why the houses were built but I did not know a lot of the details prior to reading the history on Wikipedia. 

There were nine styles of homes that were built "prefab" elseswhere and delivered to Central Ohio. The 1941 Plat was built first. 

Colonial Hills had alleys when it was platted and built.  The alleys in Colonial Hills were vacated, divided and deeded to the homeowners at some point.   The homes in Colonial Hills were sold after the Second World War, many to investors so many homes remained rental property for many more years.  

Today Colonial Hills is a thriving Worthington Ohio neighborhood.

Image credit both images, 1927 Plat and 1941 Plat are from George C. Campbell and according to Wikipedia are in the public domain.  "This work has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This applies worldwide."