Unique Homes And Gardens

[ music ] >>ABOUT EVERY STREET YOU DRIVE DOWN, THERE IS BOUND TO BE ONE HOUSE THAT YOU CAN'T HELP BUT STARE AT BECAUSE IT IS SO INTERESTING.

IN CENTRAL OHIO IS NO EXCEPTION.

>> THURSDAY SHOW IS ALL ABOUT UNIQUE HOMES AND GARDENS.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ONE MYSELF.

>> WHERE DID YOU GO?

>> TO THE ADENA MANSIONS AND GARDENS IN CHILLICOTHE.

IT REALLY EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> WELCOME TO ADENA MANSIONS AND GARDENS.

THIS IS THE HOME OF THOMAS WORTHINGTON.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> I AM KATHY AND THIS IS RENATA.

I WILL LET HER GIVE YOU THE HOUSE TO HER AND I WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU IN THE GARDEN.

>> TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S GO.

>> THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN1806 AND 1807.

IT WAS DESIGNED BY BENJAMIN HENRY , WHO WAS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN ARCHITECT.

>> OKAY, CHARLENE.

I WILL SHOW YOU THE HOUSE.

AND THIS IS THE GRAND ENTRY.

THOMAS WORTHINGTON WAS THE SIXTH GOVERNOR OF OHIO AND OVER THE MENTAL IS HIS PORTRAIT.

SOME OF THE FURNITURE BELONGED TO WORTHINGTON.

OVER THERE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THAT CLOCK IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE BASEBOARDS , FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS MARBLE.

IT IS NOT.

IT IS LIKE WALNUT THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE MORTAL --MARBLE.

>> THE DOORS ARE LOW.

>> THAT IS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.

THEY ARE 6'4".

AND THEY LOOK SO LOW BECAUSE THE CEILINGS ARE 12 FOOT CEILINGS.

THIS IS THE MASTER BEDROOM , I PREFER TO CALL IT MOM'S ROOM.

TOWARD THE END OF HER LIFE ,ELEANOR SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME HERE.

AND WITH 10 KIDS AND A HUSBAND HARDLY EVER HOME, THE WOMAN HAD TO HAVE A PLACE TO GO AND CHILL.

WINDOW DOORS WE HAVE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO SHE COULD LIFT UP THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WINDOW, OPEN THE BOTTOM PART AND TAKE A COUPLE STEPS INTO HER GARDEN.

>> HOW CLEVER!

>> THIS IS ELEANOR'S OFFICE ,SHE CALLED IT HER PARLOR.

IN THIS ROOM, SHE NOT ONLY ENTERTAINED HER MANY LADY FRIENDS, ELEANOR SPENT A LOT OF TIME HERE MANAGING THE FARM.

>> WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE NEEDED TO DO?

THIS KIND OF DESK IS WHERE SHE WOULD SIT.

>> SHE WOULD HAVE KEPT BOOKS.

SHE ALSO WOULD HAVE WORKED WITH THE COOK ON THE PLANS FOR MEALS.

VERY SOCIABLE PEOPLE.

THE WORTHINGTON'S WERE OF GUESTS.

THE HOUSE WAS ALWAYS FULL WE ARE GOING INTO THE DRAWING ROOM IT IS CALLED THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE WITHDREW INTO THIS ROOM AFTER THEY ATE IN THE STATE DINING ROOM.

>> I HAD NO IDEA WHY A DRAWING ROOM WAS CALLED THAT.

>> SHORTLY AFTER THEY MOVED INTO THE HOUSE IN THE FALL OF1807, TECUMSEH AND SEVERAL WARRIORS CAME TO VISIT.

IMAGINE TECUMSEH BEING HERE ALONG WITH BLUE JACKET AND PANTHER AND CHITCHATTING WITH THE WORTHINGTON'S.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO ROUNDERS WE HAVE.

BASICALLY A DOOR WITH A SWIVEL IN THE CENTER.

THE IDEA WAS TO LOAD IT UP WITH AFTER DINNER REFRESHMENTS, THEN TURN IT AND IT ONLY TOOK ONE SERVANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE GUESTS.

>> YOU SAID THEY WERE VERY SOCIAL, THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> ANYBODY WHO WAS SOMEBODY IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OHIO WOULD HAVE GATHERED HERE.

THE BUSINESS PEOPLE,POLITICIANS.

NEXT IS THE STATE DINING ROOM.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

22GUEST.

>> THE TABLE HAD SEATING FOR THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO SIDEBOARDS THAT BELONG TO THEM.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, THE OTHER IS A REPLICA.

AND THIS IS THOMAS WORTHINGTON'S WEDDING PORTRAIT.

HE IS 23 AND HE HAS WHITE HAIR BECAUSE HE GREASED IT AND COUNTERED IT.

ANYTHING TO LOOK OLDER AND DIGNIFIED.

>> THAT IS HILARIOUS.

LOOK YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG.

NOW EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO >> NOT BACK THEN.

>> THIS IS THOMAS WORTHINGTON'S OFFICE.

HE CALLED IT HIS STUDY.

OHIO BECAME A STATE IN 1803 AND HE WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THAT.

HE WAS THEN GOVERNOR BETWEEN1814 AND 1816.

FOR HIS FIRST TERM, THIS IS WHERE HE DID HIS WORK.

AND THIS VERY CHAIR AND HIS TRAVEL DESK.

>> THIS IS OUR HISTORY.

I AM PICTURING HIM SITTING HERE AND WRITING, READING , WORKING ON WHATEVER IT IS.

>> ON THE MANTLE, IT WAS HIS MOST PRIZED POSSESSION.

THAT CEREMONIAL SWORD IS RUMORED TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND IT BELONGED TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT WORTHINGTON.

THE BEST THING I SAVED FOR LAST, THOMAS WORTHINGTON'S KENTUCKY-LONG RIFLES.

HE WAS A VERY POOR SHOT.

TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

HIS BROTHER WOULD BE THE ONE A FABULOUS TOUR.

>> RENATA, THIS HAS BEEN IN QUEUE VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> KATHY, THAT IS A FANTASTIC HOUSE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE GARDENS.

>> THE WORTHINGTON'S WOULD HAVE USED THE GARDENS AS AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA.

>> THIS IS GORGEOUS.

>> MRS. WORTHINGTON, ON THEIR TRIP HERE, SHE DUG UP A WILD ROSE WITH A PINK ROSE AND THERE IS NOT ANY OF THAT VARIETY WITH US TODAY.

BUT IT'S KNOWN AS THE WORTHINGTON ROSE.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT MRS. WORTHINGTON'S DIARY , WE LOST THEM IN A FIRE.

WE KNOW THAT THEY HAD A GARDEN.

AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE THREE TIERS.

WE KNOW A LOT OF THE FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS WOULD HAVE COME FROM THINGS THEY SOLVED LIKE MRS. WORTHINGTON FINDING HER ROSE ON HER TRIP HERE.

BE CONSIDERED A WEED.

BUT SOME OF THEM WOULD BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

THE BIG YELLOW PLANT IS A FORM OF A SUNFLOWER.

THE PLANT THERE WITH THE PURPLE FLOWERS , THAT IS ACTUALLY CITRONELLA.

LIKE CITRONELLA.

IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT SMELLS >> YEP , THAT'S CITRONELLA.

>> THIS IS LAMB'S EAR.

SOME OF THE STUFF IN THE GARDEN WILL DRY BECAUSE WE HAVE A WREATH WORKSHOP AT XMAS TIME.

WE ARE MAKING HOLIDAY WREATHS .

AND WE USE EVERYTHING FROM THE GROUND.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN IS IN THE NEXT TERRACE.

WE GATHER THEM AND WE PUT THEM OUT FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE.

FOR DONATION AND WHATEVER IS LEFT AT THE END OF THE WEEK I'M WE TAKE TO THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN AN ASPARAGUS PLANT.

>> THIS IS HUGE.

LOOK AT THE TOMATOES AND THE CORN.

>> THIS IS WE TRY TO PLANT WHERE WE ARE HAVING SOMETHING ALL SEASONS.

>> DO YOU ACTUALLY DO GARDENING HERE IN THE SAME MANNER?

>> WE TRY AND ORGANIC FARM.

WE ARE NOT CERTIFIED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE USED CHEMICALS.

THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THE BUGS.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND LEVEL.

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE CALL HAVE THE ORNAMENTAL GARDEN , THE KITCHEN GARDEN AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO STEP DOWN INTO THE VINEYARD AREA.

>> THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT .

SO NICE AND SHADY AND COOL.

THOMAS WORTHINGTON, DID HE PLANT ANY OF THIS?

>> HIS OLDEST SON JAMES DID PLANT AN APPLE TREE.

JAMES WORTHINGTON AND HIS FAMILY WERE THE LAST WORTHINGTON'S LIVE HERE.

JAMES IS STREET IS OUT IN THE FIELD , AND IT IS PRODUCING APPLES.

>> I SEE MORE TREES OUT HERE AT THE END OF THE GARDEN.

>> THE GROWTH AREA.

THESE WERE PLANTED IN GEOMETRIC SHAPES .

WE SEE?

>> WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WOULD >> CIRCLES AND SQUARES, I BELIEVE.

>> THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE CAN SEE?

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY.

>> YES, I HAVE ONE MORE THING >> OKAY, LET'S GO.

>> I CAN IMAGINE, IT MUST HAVE BEEN SO CALM AND NICE LIVING HERE.

>> WHEN HE NAMED IT ADENA HE NAMED IT FOR A PLACE FOR ARE MARKABLE DELIGHTFUL THIS.

>> OH MY GOODNESS,LOOK AT THIS VIEW.

>> THIS IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE GREAT DEAL OF OHIO.

WHAT YOU SEE ON OUR DRIVERS LICENSE, BIRTH CERTIFICATES.

>> IT IS GORGEOUS.

I THINK EVERYBODY WHO CAN SHOULD COME AND SEE THIS, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

AND SO SIGNIFICANT.

THANK YOU, THIS HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC TOUR.

I APPRECIATE YOU HOSTING US.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

>>COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE ARE NOT ONLY TRYING TO PRESERVE OLDER, HISTORIC HOUSES,MANY ARE ALSO LOOKING TO OFFER AFFORDABLE NEW HOUSING.

IN2021 CHALLENGED DESIGNERS >> THE NEXT HOME COMPETITION TO EXPLORE IDEAS FOR AFFORDABLE-HOUSING SOLUTIONS.

ENTRANTS WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR HOME THAT COULD BE BILLED FOR $170,000 OR LESS.

>> WE VISITED THE WINNERS OF THE LOCAL ARCHITECTS TIM LAI AND ELIZA WHO SHARED THEIR WINNING DESIGN AND THOUGHTS ON THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>>THE COMPETITION IS CALLED NEXT HOME 2021 AND IS ORGANIZED BY LABOR DESIGN CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE OF COLUMBUS.

THE COMPETITION IS TO INVITE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN PROPOSAL, AN IDEA TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE-HOUSING PROBLEM.

HOW DO WE COME UP WITH A STRUCTURETHAT WOULD COST ROUGHLY AROUND $170,000?

THAT IS COST EFFECTIVE, HAS TOBE FUNCTIONAL, IT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTIVE AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT STILL NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE , IT NEEDS TO HAVE A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT AND HOPEFULLY CONNECT TO THE OUTDOORS AND NATURE.

ONE STRUCTURE THAT WE WERE INSPIRED BY IS A LITTLE POLE BARN STRUCTURE .

POLE BARN STRUCTURE.

IT IS COST EFFECTIVE.

STRUCTURE,THE IDEA IS ALSO NOT >> THE POLE BARN HAVING THE LOAD BEARING WALL.

LET'S SAY YOU NEEDY OUR ROOM TO GET BIGGER.

ALL THE LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE IS ON THE OUTSIDE.

ON THE POLE.

SO ALL THE INTERIOR WALLS CAN BE MOVED.

LET'S SAY YOU NEED TO EXPAND YOUR BEDROOM OR YOU WANT AN OFFICE IN YOUR HOUSE, YOU CAN DO THAT IN A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAY.

>> IT'S LIKE A STARTER HOME.

IT IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOUSE.

A SMALL FAMILY.

THEY ARE YOUNGER, THEY HAVE BUT THE FAMILY WOULD GROW AND THEY MIGHT HAVE OLDER PARENTS THAT WANT TO MOVE IN.

AND SO WE WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS ADAPTABLE,THAT IS EXPANDABLE.

>> THE NAME IS CALLED FELIX,ACCESSIBLE HOUSING FOR THE FUTURE.

WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THIS HOUSE TO HAVE THE BEST ABILITY AND ALSO THE HOMEOWNER HAS THE AGENCY TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT FITS THEIR NEEDS.

>> THIS IS SHOWING ALL THE DIFFERENT POTENTIAL VARIATIONS OF THE SAME STRUCTURE.

YOU CAN ADD A DIFFERENT THINGS TO IT TO MAKE IT BIGGER OR SMALLER, DOUBLE THE SPACE OR STACKED THE FLOORS TOGETHER.

>> THIS IS THE FELIX.

800 SQUARE FEET.

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE CONSERVATORY SPACE.

IT IS A CONDITIONED SPACE,THERE IS NO HVAC.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS USING THE PANELS ON ALL SIDES.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE A GREENHOUSE.

>> IF YOU TAKE OUT THE ROOF,SMALL ONE BEDROOM DOWNSTAIRS WITH A BATHROOM AND THEN YOU HAVE THE OPEN KITCHEN, DINING AND LIVING ROOM LOOKING OUT TO THE CONSERVATORY.

THE GREEN HOUSE.

AND THEN UPSTAIRS YOU HAVE ANOTHER BEDROOM BASICALLY.

>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A DOUBLE-HIGH SPACE, YOU CAN BRING IN ALL THE LIGHT OR THE CONSERVATORY.

IMAGINE THAT IF YOU NEED MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, YOU CAN ADD TO THE MEZZANINE LEVEL.

TWO EXPANDED OUTWARDS.

OR CHOOSE TO ENCLOSE PART OF THE CONSERVATORY SPACE.

HOUSING IS NOT JUST PROVIDING BASIC SHELTER TO A SINGLE PERSON OR FAMILY, BUT WE ALSO WANT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

IF THIS PERSON ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS HOUSE, WHEN THE FAMILY GROWS BIGGER, THEY CAN EXPAND ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.

THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER HOME.

IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING, IT DOES HAVE THAT ADVANTAGE.

NOT JUST MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.

THERE ARE SO MANY NEW WORKERS COMING TO COLUMBUS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 20,000 A YEAR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THIS IS AN URGENT PROBLEM WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

IT CAN BE ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS.

IT CAN BE A LONGER-TERM SOLUTION AS WELL.

BUT TIM AND I ALSO TALK A LOT ABOUT THERE ARE A LOT OF HOUSING SPOTS IN THE CITY.

SOME ABANDONED HOUSES, VACANT HOUSES, NOT ONLY RESIDENTIAL BUT ALSO IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS WELL.

WHAT MIGHT BE THE WAY THAT WE CAN REUSE THOSE BUILDINGS AND CONVERT THEM INTO AFFORDABLEH OUSING?

ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION.

THERE IS NO WE HAVE TO SOLVE THIS AS A COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S A VERY COMPLEX ECONOMIC ISSUE.

IT HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON HOW WE USE THE EXISTING LAND THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

THE ZONING CODE ITSELF WAS WRITTEN AT A DIFFERENT TIME AND IS NORMALLY NOT A VERY QUICKLY UPDATED.

IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BRING THEM UP TO DATE AND REALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES.

THIS THE CITY IS DOING THAT,LOOKING AT THE ZONING CODE TO SEE IF WE CAN INCREASE DENSITY IN A MORE APPROPRIATE AND BALANCED WAY.

THE CHALLENGE OF THE ZONING CODE AND ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS,THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY GOOD WAY TO DEAL WITH MULTIFAMILY WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER SUBURBS IN COLUMBUS.

MOST OF THE PLACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN, WE HAVE A MIX OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES,DUPLEXES AND DEPARTMENTS.

WITHIN THE SAME STREET SOMETIMES.

AND THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DEAL WITH THE DENSITY ISSUE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES I FEEL LIKE FOR A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET OVER INCREASING DENSITY IS THAT THEY WORRY ABOUT THE QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREETS , AND ALSO THEY HAVE A 10STORY APARTMENT.

IT'S JUST OUT OF SCALE AND DOESN'T FIT IN THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT IS SOMETHING ZONING CAN HELP.

YOU CAN DO A FOUR UNIT APARTMENT, YOU CAN DO A 12 UNIT APARTMENTTHAT IS THE RIGHT-SCALE AND RIGHT DENSITY.

AND YOU SLOWLY MIX IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND INCREASE THE DENSITY.

BUT NOT CHANGING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RADICALLY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

THAT GIVES PEOPLE TIME TO ADAPT AND DECENTRALIZE THAT.

SO THAT IT IS NOT LIKE TAKE DOWN A WHOLE STREET AND PUT UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF APARTMENTS FOR THE SAKE OF CREATING A NUMBER OF UNITS THAT YOU NEED.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT IN A MORE DECENTRALIZED WAY , WHETHER IT IS A HOMEOWNER, MOM AND POP OR A DEVELOPER TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS.

AND SEE WHICH ONE WORKS BETTER.

>> PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOUSING THAT IS AN ISSUE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF TERMS THAT WE HEAR ALL THE TIME BUT WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

OR THE INCOME LEVEL.

OUR CITY IS PUTTING REAL MONEY ,200 MILLION INTO AFFORDABLE-HOUSING.

WE HEAR THOSE THINGS IN THE NEWS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THOSE MONIES ARE BEING USED, HOW THOSE RESOURCES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED.

IS IT A FIVE-YEAR PLAN OR 10YEAR PLAN?

TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN A I WOULD LOVE FOR IT MORE SUSTAINED AND CLEAR WAY.

>> THE OTHER PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY, SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE THE LEAD TO SAY OKAY, THE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CANNOT HAPPEN ANYWHERE OR EVERYWHERE.

THEY KIND OF PUT INDIANANOLA EDGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT CREATES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF IMPACT FROM A VISUAL STANDPOINT.

THE CITY NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD , TO SAY THIS IS OUR PLAN FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS WHERE THE AREA WE THINK WE SHOULD HAVE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING.

AND THESE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE ALSO HIGHER BUT NOT AS HIGH.

SO THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND HAVE A CHANCE TO BASICALLY GIVE FEEDBACK AND HAVE THEIR CONCERNS ANSWERED.

SO, WHEN THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT COMES, WHEN THE PROJECT IS BEING PROPOSED, THEY ARE NOT SURPRISED.

THEY ARE NOT SHOCKED BY IT.

THEY ALREADY KIND OF KNOW.

WE HAVE AN IMBALANCE PROBLEM.

THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EVERYONE WANTS TOBE THERE.

ON THE SURFACE, EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S VERYEXPENSIVE.

LIKE GERMAN VILLAGE .

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

THE CITY HAS A LOT OF OTHER AREAS THAT ARE UNDERVALUED AND UNDERDEVELOPED AND NOBODY REALLY PAYS ATTENTION TO.

EVEN LIKE ABANDONED.

THE CITY CAN ALSO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT ONE AT MORE OF AN OVERALL MASTER PLAN A TIME , YOU HAVE TO HAVE VISION.

>> THE IDEA THAT WE PROPOSED HERE AND MANIFESTED IN THE DESIGN IS REALLY TRYING TO INTRODUCE A NEW MINDSET FOR THE FUTURE.

MEANING THAT IT STARTED OUT ASA VERY SMALL800 SQUARE FOOT WITH TWO BEDROOMS.

A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SMALL SPACE ANDI DON'T HAVE ANY STORAGE.

WE ARE JUST GETTING A LITTLE OLDER AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING OUT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

HOW MUCH CONSUMPTION IS GOOD ENOUGH?

IT IS MORE LIKE A MINDSET TO PRESENT A NEW PERSPECTIVE TO SEE IF WE WANT TO,DO IT TOGETHER.

HUMANITY CAN LIVE LONGER.

WE NEED TO CONSUME IN A MORE AND AWAY.

THIS IS MORE LIKE A LIFE STYLE.

SHE >> PARKS IN ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OR THE LANDSCAPE.

>> ANTRIM PARK ON THE NORTHSIDE WAS CREATED IN 1970 AT OUT OF AN OLD QUARRY THAT WAS MINED THROUGHOUT THE 60s.

>> TO FIND OUT MORE, WE CHECKED IN WITH AARON O'DONOVAN OVER AT THE COLUMBUS LIBRARY.

>> THIS IS THE STORY OF ANTRIM PARK.

IT STARTS WITH A MAN NAMED EVERETT ANTRIM.

BORN IN INDIANAPOLIS IN 1882.

HE WAS THE SON OF A DAIRY FARMER.

AND THE FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN ICE CREAM , THAT IS A NATURAL THING TO DO.

DAIRY, ICE CREAM.

ABOUT SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS AND HIS FAMILY WERE INVOLVED IN THE ICE CREAM BUSINESS AND HE FOLLOWS IT.

HE HAD AN UNCLE NAMED JAY MARTIN WHO CAME TO COLUMBUS AROUND THE EARLY 1900S, AND HE WAS INVOLVED IN A COMPANY CALLED THE FURNACE ICE CREAM COMPANY.

HE FOLLOWED HIM OUT TO THE CITY WHILE HIS OTHER RELATIVES WERE GOING AROUND THE MIDWEST FORMING COMPANIES.

HE QUICKLY ROSE TO POWER IN THE COMPANY AND BECAME PRESIDENT.

OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE HE STARTED OFF IN THE OLD THE FACTORY WAS AROUND GRAND AVENUE.

AND THEY DID HAVE PARLORS ALL AROUND THE CITY.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COLUMBUS.

BORDEN COMES ONTO THE SCENE AND STARTS GATHERING UP THESE SMALLER BUSINESSES.

HIM AND HIS WIFE DECIDE TO MOVE OUT TO WHAT WAS CONSIDERED THE COUNTRY THEN IN 1920 , AND WHERE HE ENDS UP MOVING IS JUST WEST OF THE RIVER TO THE WILLIAMS PROPERTY, WHICH IS ON THIS MAP RIGHT HERE JUST ADJACENT TO THE WORTHINGTON AREA.

THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY WAS BUILT BY THE BOY'S FAMILY IN1875.

AFTER ANTRIM BOUGHT THE PROPERTY ,HE DID A LOT OF RENOVATIONS TO THE FARMHOUSE TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE MODERN.

>> AS WORTHINGTON STARTS BUILDING UP IN THE TEENS AND20s, IT IS BECOMING LESS COUNTRY AND BECOMING MORE OF A CITY PLACE.

ANTRIM IS BUYING PROPERTIES ALONGSIDE THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER, HE IS BUYING ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

OF PROPERTY.

TWO VERY LARGE PIECES THIS ONE MEASURING 90 ACRES.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY AROUND1952.

YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERETT HA STHIS LARGE PORTION OF LAND.

NEARLY83 ACRES.

HE ALSO HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL PORTION, 31 ACRES.

SO HE WANTS TO START WORRYING NEXT TO THE RIVER.

HE STARTS TO DO THAT, EXCEPT NOW THERE IS A SUBDIVISION RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

INDIAN HILLS WAS ONCE OWNED BY EVERETT ANTRIM.

THE CITIZENS OF THAT SUBDIVISION ARE NOT THAT HAPPY, BECAUSE IT IS LOUD AND DIRTY.

THEY ARE THINKING, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS QUARRY FOR ALONG TIME.

WHATEVER IT ENDS UP DOING IS GOING TO THE CITY AND ASKING THEM TO PASS A RESOLUTION SAYING THAT HE CAN BUILD THIS QUARRY.

THE PEOPLE ON THE CITY COUNCILOR KIND OF ON THE FENCE.

SOME PEOPLE ARE AGAINST IT,SOME PEOPLE ARE FOR IT BUT IT IS WITHIN ONE OR TWO VOTES.

THEY HAVE TO COMPROMISE.

IN 1959, THEY REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH CITY COUNCIL TO SELL OFF THIS PROPERTY TO THE CITY AFTER 10 YEARS.

THEY ARE GOING TO MINE AT STARTING IN 1962, AROUND 1970.

AT THAT POINT, THEY LET THE CITY TAKE CONTROL OF THE LAND.

EVERETT ANTRIM DIES IN 1966.

THEY ARE NOT FINISHED WITH WORRY YET.

AFTER HE DIES, AND THE QUARRY OPERATION STOPS, HIS WIDOW DONATES $100,000 TO THE CITY TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ALREADY SOLD IN 1959.

SHE MAKES SOME STIPULATIONS COME IT WOULD BE NAMED AFTER HER HUSBAND AND THERE WOULD BEA SHELTER HOUSE.

BY 1975, THEY THINK IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $1 MILLION TO BUILD.

BUT ULTIMATELY, THEY FIND OUT IT COSTS ROUGHLY $500,000 TO BUILD THE PARK .

A LOT LESS THAN THEY THOUGHT.

ABOUT1978, 1979, RIDE ALONG ANTRIM LAKE , THEY BUILD THIS GIANT RUNNING LOOP AROUND THE LAKE.

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