Two People Standing with Foundation Blocks for 290 E. South Street

This black and white photograph shows two people, presumably builders, standing among foundation blocks for the home at 290 E. South Street. They are smiling at the photographer. In the background another home is visible, possibly the home at 300 E. South Street. Upside down at the top of the photo is stamped "SEP 56."

The home at 290 E. South Street was known as the "Smilack home," as it was owned for many years by Edith Smilack. The home is part of the Rush Creek Village neighborhood in Worthington, which is based on the organic architecture principles of Frank Lloyd Wright. The builders of the neighborhood were Martha and Richard Wakefield, and the designer was Theodore (Ted) van Fossen. Homes were designed in accordance with nature and the surrounding homes in the neighborhood as a whole, in a way that protects the privacy and vistas of all residents. In its description of Rush Creek Village, the Worthington Historical Society website notes, "No other organically designed community of this size and architectural consistency exists."