Interior of the Albaugh Residence

This photograph shows the interior of the residence of Edwin and Maude Albaugh at 55 Kenyon Brook Drive. Edwin S. Albaugh (b.1869, d. 1948) was born to Benjamin and Priscilla Albaugh and worked as a watchmaker and jeweler. He was part of a firm, "Albaugh & Pickering," and later had his own shop on East Gay Street in Columbus. During his career, Albaugh invented the first ball-bearing clock and the largest watch in the world, which measured three feet and weighed 320 pounds.

He was married to Maude Atcherson Albaugh (b. 1875, d. 1946) in 1895. Albaugh moved from Columbus to Worthington in 1920 and purchased an 18 acre farm just south of town. There the Albaughs built a home with logs and field stone contrasted by elegant windows. and topped with a cupola and clock. The house was located at 55 Kenyon Brook and nicknamed "The Jewelmaker's Retreat."