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SUMMARY:Worthington Tour of Homes and Gardens 2010
LOCATION:The Old Rectory is located at the corner of W. New England Ave. an
 d Oxford St. 50 W. New England Ave. Worthington OH 43085
DESCRIPTION:The Home and Garden Tour for 2010 will be full of "wow!" Guests
  will visit the historic Colonial Hills neighborhood of Worthington. Our t
 our will tell the story of the evolution of the neighborhood\, from the fi
 rst phase in the early 1940’s through the last phase in the late 1950’
 s. To round out the tour\, George Campbell\, president of the Colonial Hil
 ls Civic Association\, will give a presentation on the history of Colonial
  Hills at one of the homes. In the early 1940s\, the original plat for Col
 onial Hills and Dales was to be a community to house workers for the Curti
 s Wright aircraft plant. They were to be partially pre-fabricated at a min
 imum cost of $5\,400. By the beginning of 1943\, the first phase of 50 hom
 es were ready to be rented out and the Defense Homes Corporation was plann
 ing a total of 184 two-bedroom and 16 three-bedroom more homes to be avail
 able to rent. At war’s end\, these were sold to their renter occupants o
 r war veterans. Your support allows the Worthington Historical Society to 
 preserve Worthington's rich legacy. For more information call the Worthing
 ton Historical Society at 614-885-1247. Tickets may be purchased in advanc
 e for $10 at the Old Rectory\, 50 W. New England Ave. on Tuesday through F
 riday from 1-4 PM and on Saturday from 10 AM - 2 PM. Tickets may also be p
 urchased in advance at "Fritzy Jacobs"\, at 635 N. High St. in Worthington
 \, open Monday through Friday from 10-6\, on Saturday from 10-5 and on Sun
 day from 11-4 . Tickets are sometimes sold at the Saturday Farmer’s Mark
 et on High St. during June. On tour day\, Sunday\, July 11\, tickets will 
 be available for $12 each at the Old Rectory\, Fritzy Jacobs and at the Se
 lby Shelter House in Colonial Hills.\n\nhttps://www.worthingtonchamber.org
 /events/62174
URL:https://www.worthingtonchamber.org/events/62174
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