Worthington, OH

The Worthington, Ohio Architectural Review District

Areas of the City of Worthington are subject to the Architectural Review Board... important parts of Worthington, Old Worthington of course, but also High Street. Dublin Granville Rd... and more.

Here's a map on Worthington.org

Worthington Architectural Review District

The Worthington.org site is where you will find the City of Worthington Architectrual Review Board Certificate of Appropriateness Application as well as other permits.

Worthington Architectural Review Board

The architectural review board is the five member Worthington planning commission plus two people "one of whom must be a resident freeholder of the Architectural Review District" according to the rules.

An agent in my office who has been on the Architectural Review Board for years was present when I went to lend moral support to clients who were summoned to talk to the Worthington Architectural Review Board about changes they had made to their Old Worthington home without asking permission first. Someday I may write about that night, or maybe not.

Ask first.

The board that reviews changes to properties in the Worthington Architectural Review District meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Worthington Municipal Building at 6550 N. High St. I believe both the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Board take the month of August off.

Worthington school district setting example in fight against terror

Channel 10 News had the story last night... Central Ohio School Setting Example in Fight Against Terror and that central Ohio school district is the Worthington City School District. Channel 10 News has an article and video in the link that tell the story of how Worthington schools worked with the Department of Homeland Security to become the leaders in preparation for a terrorist act.

" The U.S. Department of Homeland Security calls having improvised explosive devices or bombs the No. 1 terrorist act. In the past, schools were less prepared for handling those types of events."

According to the Channel 10 News article and video the work done by Worthington Schools along with the Department of Homeland Security will serve to guide other Ohio communities in making their school buildings safer for children.

Worthington Schools

The Worthington City School District in northern Franklin County serves the City of Worthington, the Village of Riverlea and a portion of the City of Columbus as well as homes in unincorporated areas (townships.) The school district boundaries were in place before much of northern Franklin County was developed or annexed into cities. Worthington was established in 1803.

It looks as if the school pictured in the Channel 10 News video is Kilbourne Middle School. The photos here are of Kilbourne Middle School, on E. Dublin Granville Rd. last November. This Worthington middle school was the high school in Worthington before the school on W. Dublin Granville Road was built. The school on W. Dublin Granville Road is now named Thomas Worthington High School. The second high school in the Worthington school distirict is Thomas Kilbourne High School. The school disctrict is served by a third high school, the Linworth Alternative Program as well. Kilbourne Middle School is one of four middle schools in the Worthington. The other middle schools in the Worthington City School District are Worthingway, McCord and the Phoenix School.

More information about Worthington City Schools:

Worthington Schools are Excellent

Worthington : Kilbourne Middle School Gets an A

Worthington Schools are NOT Included

Worthington's February First Friday is tonight

There is a theme for February... chocolate and wine! It's beginning to look a lot like Valentine's Day.

Worthington spots to sip some fine wine include House Wine, La Chatelaine, Rivage Atlantique and Worthington Inn.

*Places to find a fix of chocolate include Blue Frost Cupcake, Graeter's Ice Cream and Emlolly Candy... if they are open for First Friday in February 2012.

Worthington restaurants may have extra special chocolate desserts on their menu too. Worthington restaurants include P.K O'Ryan and Old Bag of Nails too.

First Friday in Worthington is a chance to "shop, eat and play" in downtown Worthington (High Street and New England Avenue) in the evening. The Old Worthington shopping area (or Olde Worthington) is a small, charming, walkable area south of the Worthington Village Green.

*Not all Worthington shops, including those mentioned here may be open, Friday, February 3, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00. You'd think any that had any tie into chocolate, wine or Valentine's Day would be open, wouldn't you? Few shops were open for First Friday in January, but you can count on the Worthington restauarants to stay open....

Worthington home sales is brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

This graph shows single family homes for sale and sold for the Worthington City School District for the past 15 months, through December 2011. The light green bars are Worthington homes for sale, the dark green bars are homes sold. 0

Worthington is in northern Franklin County. Compare Worthington schools to Franklin County, Ohio home sales - December 2011

Worthington home sales a market report for December 2011

• Worthington homes for sale -183
• Worthington home sales - 35

The number of Worthington homes for sale in December 2011 was down 13.7% from a year earlier. The number of Worthington homes sold (home sales) were down 5.4% from December 2010.

This graph shows single family homes for sale and sold for the Worthington City School District for the past 15 months, through December 2011. The light green bars are Worthington homes for sale, the dark green bars are homes sold.

Worthington home sales a market report for December 2011

Worthington home sales - neighborhoods

For this market report and graph "Worthington" includes homes for sale and sold in the cities of Columbus and Worthington, the village of Riverlea and unincorporated areas (Perry or Sharon township) in northern Franklin County.

Homes in the Worthington Corporation Limit, sometimes referred to as "Worthington Proper" include Colonial Hills, Medick Estates, Old Worthington, Olentangy Hills, Rush Creek Village, Worthington Estates, Worthingway and other neighborhoods.

Riverlea is a small village in the Worthington City School District. Riverlea has a 43085 mailing address. Worthington provides fire and police service to Riverlea but Riverlea remains a village.

Columbus, Ohio 43085 homes in addition to homes in the City of Worthington and the Village of Riverlea, a small part of Columbus north of 270 and a bit of Columbus west of Olentangy River Road and assorted unincorporated bits and pieces have this mailing address and are in the Worthington City School District. Neighborhoods in addition to City of Worthington properties include neighborhoods such as Deercreek, Olentangy Highlands, Village at Worthington, Worthington Trace, Worthington Woods and many other neighborhoods.

Columbus, Ohio 43235 homes in the West Worthington area. The zip code has neighborhoods in Columbus and Dublin schools but the biggest portion of the 43235 zip code are neighborhoods in Worthington City schools including homes in Stilson Highlands, Village at Worthington, Worthington Hills and the Worthingview neighborhoods and others.

There are also homes in Worthington City Schools with Dublin, Powell and Westerville addresses, including Olde Sawmill (part of the Olde Sawmill neighborhood is Dublin schools), Seven Oaks, Worthington Highlands and Worthingwoods among others. The neighborhoods are in Columbus or an unincorporated area (either Sharon or Perry Township) and the Worthington City School District. The school district boundaries in Franklin County were set long before much of this area was developed.

Worthington homes for sale by price range

Homes in Worthington schools are in the cities of Worthington or Columbus, or Riverlea a village or in Perry or Sharon townships.

Worthington, OH 43085 homes for sale $120,000 to $200,000