Worthington haunted or just historic? Haunted Worthington Worthington is old.  Worthington was settled in 1803.  I had a client tell me once that a house had to be haunted since it was so old, that it had to have had someone die in it... The house was not in Worthington, it was on the northeast side of Columbus, I don't really even think it was that old.  Same era as Clintonville I believe.  It's all relative. Worthington had a number of cemeteries...  Walnut Grove is one of the newer "graveyards." From The Worthington website  Worthington Cemeteries  "Visit the Worthington Memory Web site to access a searchable database of cemeteries in Worthington, Ohio."  I knew of Walnut Grove (ghost is not real of course) and St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, but I am not sure I realized Worthingto... 10/30/2009

  Early October News on the Worthington.org site - Worthington's Kilbourne Memorial Building is getting a little work done. Kilbourne exterior work  a .pdf document says:  "The former library and later School Board office, now owned by the City of Worthington, is getting a facelift including many exterior improvements." Old landscaping ripped out... new to be installed in the spring of 2010 New metal roof New gutters Paint on the trim I had walked around Worthington's Kilbourne Memorial Building and took some photos in August.  It needed some work. I took these photos today with the paint scraped off the door frame, a dumpster out in front, caution tape and some gaping holes in the fascia.  Worthington is getting the old building ready for it's future.  The building got new options this... 10/27/2009

Worthington home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington   Worthington home prices - September 2009 is all homes in the Worthington School District.  No matter if the homes are in the City of Worthington, Riverlea, the City of Columbus or an unincorporated area the homes in Worthington Schools are represented in the graph above and the statistics throughouth this post. Worthington home prices - a market reportAverage list price $255,000Average sale price $187,000Sale price range from $75,000 to $405,000+1.6% average active price compared to September 2008-3.1% average sale price compared to September 2008 Average price per square foot - $105 Average price per square foot - +0.6% from September 2008Worthington home prices  - Sold / List price ratio Homes that ... 10/26/2009

Worthington Ohio home prices - brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington     The homes represented by this graph and the statistics below are all in the City of Worthington or the village of Riverlea.  Riverlea is a separate village but very small.  For years homes in the Village of Riverlea have been lumped in with homes in the City of Worthington in the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service.) These homes are all in the 43085 ZIP code, but not all 43085 ZIP code homes are represented by this graph or the statistics here.  Homes in the ZIP code in the  City of Columbus or Perry or Sharon Townhships are NOT represented by this graph.   There is a separate report for the Worthington  School District.   Worthington Ohio home prices - a market reportAve... 10/26/2009

Worthington - October 24, 1938   Don O'Brien identifies his photo as "Fund Raising at Corn Husking Contest" on Flickr and says this was October 24, 1938.  He says candy bars cost 5 cents. He also identifies the event as taking place at the Walter Williams farm on Galena Road at the juncture with E. Wilson Bridge Road.  Map - the intersection of Worthington Galena and E. Wilson Bridge Road today.  There are businesses on the north-side of E. Wilson Bridge Road backing to 270 now. Wonder if there was a Huntley Road back then.  East of the junction of Worthington Galena Road and E. Wilson Bridge is the Budweiser brewery now. I wonder whether the Walter Williams farm was on the east or west side of Galena Road or both. Are today's McCord Park, The Chiller, the Worthington Recreation Center... 10/23/2009

Worthington Ohio Homes For Sale If you are looking for a home for sale in Worthington Ohio...look no further! I provide a free list of every home for sale in Worthington Ohio. This list is instantly emailed and includes price, color pictures, mapping, and ammenities. To get a copy of the most current list visit: http://www.myworthingtonhomes.com and click on find a home. I specialize in the Worthington area. I live in Worthington and have helped several families buy a home in Worthington. Please call or email if you have any questions related to Worthington real estate.   10/14/2009

Worthington home sales - September 2009 brought to you by Maureen McCabe The homes represented by this graph are in the Worthington School District.  They include homes in the City of Worthington and the Village of Riverlea as well as homes in the City of Columbus and Sharon and Perry Townships.  The school district boundaries were in place before much of this area was annexed to the City of Columbus or developed. The dark green bars are homes sold by month.  The light green is homes for sale.   Worthington home sales September 2009 - a market report 90 Homes sold in September 2009vs.48 Homes sold in September 2008Worthington home sales in September 2009 were up 87.5% in comparison to last year. Average active price $255,000Average sale price $187,000 90 homes is the highest number of h... 10/13/2009

Worthington Ohio home sales - September 2009 The homes represented in this graph are in the City of Worthington and the Village of Riverlea. The Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS (multiple listing service) lumps Riverlea in with the City of Worthington.  The graph and market report above do not include all the homes in the Worthington School District.   There is a separate market report for the Worthington area (the homes in the Worthington School District.) Worthington Ohio home sales  September 2009 - a market report 31 Homes sold in September 2009 vs. 11 Homes sold in September 2008 244.4% more home sales in September 2009 than a year ago. 31 home sold in Worthington is higher than any month in the past 15 months as you can see in the graph.Average active price $294,000Average sale pri... 10/13/2009

A video of "The Tale of Rap, Rap, Rap" -  a Worthington Ghost Story A spooky Worthington tale brought to you by the Worthington Public Library. Today the old building is 'Fine Lines'  a store that sells paper, cards, stationery, wrapping paper, wedding invitations, pens... and that sort of thing. 'Fine Lines' is at 657 High Street in Worthington, in Old... Olde Worthington. The story goes the building on High Street just north of the Worthington Inn was built in 1890 as a general store. The Worthington Library site says: " At the time the store was in business there was a customer named Irwin who was very unhappy with the seed that he bought for his garden. He claimed that the seed did not grow. Irwin became angry and began to rap on the store's back door very, very hard. Laurel Tacoma,... 10/12/2009

Worthington homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe             The homes represented by this graph are in the Worthington School District.  They include home in the City of Worthington and the Village of Riverlea as well as homes in the City of Columbus and Sharon and Perry Townships.  The school district boundaries were in place before much of this area was annexed to the City of Columbus or developed. Worthington homes for sale - a market report 313 homes for sale  90  homes sold in September 2009 3.5 months of inventory based on sales (that's a sellers market...)  Average active price $255,000 Average sale price $187,00031.2% less homes for sale than a year ago. 63.2% less months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to September 2008 Worthington home sales - Se... 10/12/2009

Worthington Ohio homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe The homes represented by this graph are in the City of Worthington and the Village of Riverlea only.  The Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS (multiple listing service) lumps Riverlea in with the City of Worthington.  The graph and market report below do not include all the homes in the Worthington School District.   There is a separate market report for the Worthington area (the homes in the Worthington School District.) Worthington homes for sale - a market report through 9-30-2009 homes for sale - a market report 90 homes for sale  31 homes sold in September 2009 2.9 months of inventory based on sales (that's a sellers market...)  Average active price $294,000 Average sale price $208,000-29.7% less homes for sale than a yea... 10/12/2009

Worthington Football Friday Night  - 1941   Another photo of Worthington from an earlier era from Don O'Brien who grew up in Worthington.  O'Brien's Flickr photostream has lots of pictures of Worthington from the 1930s and 1940s. Link to his Flickr photostream in the photo credit at the bottom. I don't really know that it was a Friday night game.  The "Football Friday Night, Football Friday Night" thing just popped into my head looking at the photo.  Channel 4? Worthington  Football Friday Night  - VIPs at a football game Who were the Worthington VIPs at the Football game?  According to O'Brien's notes on Flickr left to right "Mr. Phinney, the high school custodian" and "Jim Talliday, police chief (actually, the whole police department)" and "Ray Heischman, teacher and basketball coach"... 10/09/2009

Old Worthington Business District  in 1938 or 1939 I don't like the e on the end of  the old in "Old Worthington", that is how the Worthington business association spells it, Olde Worthington.  The residential area surrounding the businesses on High Street is called Old Worthington, I am using it for all of it.   Another old picture from Don O'Brien who grew up in Worthington. If you have an interest in Worthington History you have to visit his photos on Flickr for pictures of Worthington in the 1930s and 1940s.   Old Worthington Business District - corner of High Street and ... The sign on the corner says: Free Parking.  I am trying to figure out what corner this is. O'Brien says Home Market, a grocery store in the photo.   I wish I knew what the Home Market's address was. I looked at ... 09/29/2009

    Central Ohio Calendar of Events - October 2009 Oct 3  Fido Fest -Worthington Square Shopping Center - back parking lot Oct 4  Worthington Fire Station Open House Oct 4   Super Sunday Open House Affordable Housing throughout Central Ohio (priced under $125,000) Oct 10  Olde Worthington Business Association Fall Festival Oct 9 to 11  Columbus Italian Festival Oct 9 to 12 Experience Columbus Days Octr 29  Worthington Trick or Treat 6:00 to 8:00pm Check the Experience Columbus Calendar of Events for more about Boo at the Zoo,  Haunted Statehouse Tours, The Haunted Ship (the Santa Maria),  HighBall Halloween in the Short North and a  Halloween Pet Parade at Easton. Worthington Events Calendar  with links to Worthington Library and Worthington School calendars Visit Experience Columbus f... 09/25/2009

Worthington Ohio home sales August 2009 brought to you by Maureen McCabe The homes in the graph are all in the City of Worthington Worthington Ohio home sales - a market report Home sales -20%  from August 2008Home sales +17.6%  from July 2009* Homes for sale - 100Homes sold - 20 in August 2009Days on market 77 vs. 78 in August 2008 * Yes that is +. More closings in August than in July! Only 3 more....  it's a tiny sample. Worthingon Ohio home sales - neighborhoods The homes represented in this graph and the statistics below are in the City of Worthington or Riverlea*.  Worthington neigborhoods with home sales in August 2009 included Clayton Place, Colonial Hills, Davis Estates, Old Worthington, Potters Creek, Riverlea Condos (in the Village of Riverlea*), Rush Creek Village, Worthingto... 09/22/2009

Worthington home sales August 2009 brought to you by Maureen  McCabe Worthington home sales a market report Home sales -33.7%  from August 2008Home sales -20.8%  from July 2009Homes for sale 334Homes sold 61 in August 2009Days on market 68 vs. 80 in August 2008- that's good! Worthington home sales - neighhborhoods City of Columbus neighborhoods in the Worthington School Disctrict with home sales in August 2009 included: Brookside Woods, Olde Sawmill, Ravines at Worthington, Schoolside Village, Seven Oaks at Worthington, Smokey Ridge Estates. Stilson Highlands, Village at Worthington, Western Hills, Westworth Village, Worthington Green, Worthington Woods and Worthingview and more. Home sales in unincorporated areas of the Worthington School District included sales in Brookside Estates an... 09/22/2009

Worthington home prices August 2009 brought to you by Maureen McCabe   The homes in the graph above  and the statistics below are in the City of Worthington. the Village of Riverlea, the City of Columbus and Perry or Sharon Townships.  There is another entry for City of Worthington (with Riverlea sales lumped in because that's how our MLS is set up. Only  one Riverlea sale in August I believe. It's little.)  City of Worthington home prices.  The neighborhoods in the Worthington School District that are not in the City of Worthington (or Riverlea) were in Brookside Estates, Brookside Woods, McAlister Crossing, Olde Sawmill, Ravines at Worthington, Schoolside Village, Seven Oaks at Worthington, Smokey Ridge Estates. Stilson Highlands, Village at Worthington, Western Hills, Westworth Villa... 09/21/2009

Worthington home prices August 2009 brought to you by Maureen McCabe The homes in the graph above  and the statistics below are in the City of Worthington or in Riverlea.  Worthington neighborhoods with home sales in August 2009 included Clayton Place, Colonial Hills, Davis Estates, Old Worthington, Potters Creek, Riverlea Condos (in the Village of Riverlea), Rush Creek Village, Worthington Estates, Worthington Park, and Worthingville (condos.)Lower average sale prices may be partly because of the number of first time buyers in the market now. Worthington home prices - a market report Average home sale prices -9.5% from August 2008August 2009 Average home sale price - $209,000August 2008 Average home sale price - $231,000 Average home list prices +0.3%  from August 2008August 2009 Avera... 09/21/2009

Worthington (Ohio) Village Green is the way Don O'Brien identified his photo on FlickrO'Brien's photo from September 1941 of a Worthington Library Group makes me wonder if the Worthington Library was at that time the building facing the northeast quardrant of the Green. Of course it  in  Old Worthington Building Gets New Options    I say it was built as a library in 1927 so it is not a stretch of the imagination that it could be a library a mere 14 years later.    Timeless Worthington Ohio Village Green Worthington - Patriot Day September 11, 2008 Worthington St. John's Episcopal Church Worthington Good Friday Service Worthington Presbyterian Patriot Day - Worthington 2009 September 11, 2009   I thought there was an Arbor Day post about the Worthington Green here too but I can not find... 09/21/2009

Wilson Hill - Worthington street names brought to you by Maureen McCabe  - Like many towns the settlers names are worked into school names, street names, park names and subdivision names.  Medick Estates was developed by Frank C. Medick. Didn't Shakespeare have Juliet say: "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet." When I read the chapter (one page) about Medick Estates in Jennie McCormick's book 'Worthington Neighborhoods'  book and saw the names Frank C. Wilson and Ralph N. Wilson, I thought AHA!  Wilson Hill... The story of Wilson Hill neighborhood in the book starts out with Orange Johnson, Wilson Hill was the Orange Johnson farm.  The farm including the house (now own by the Worthington Historical Society) was sold to Miles Pinney (do you k... 09/18/2009