Russell House and Garden

Basic details

Russell House and Garden is an image, with genre photograph.

Its dimensions are 7.5 in. x 9.5 in..

It was created sometime in 1930.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

The informal gardens surrounding the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Russell, and a portion of the Russell house (5807 High St.) are depicted in this photograph. The Russells purchased the home in 1919 and subsequently three acres surrounding the structure, maintaining expansive gardens on the property for several decades. Mark Russell was an artist by profession and was an avid gardener. He was a member of the Columbus Rose Club and was an honorary member of the Worthington Garden Club. In the 1970s condominiums were built on the grounds surrounding the house where the informal gardens had been.

Subjects

It covers the topics buildings and gardens.

It covers the city Riverlea.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0162_002.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 92-U-513a.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on February 4, 2002. It was last updated November 14, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

Russell House and Garden from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Russell House and Garden. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.