View of 312 E. South Street from the East

This color photograph shows the home at 312 E. South Street as it appeared circa 1986. Handwritten on the back is "Our house--312 E. South Street, Worthington OH 43085. From the lot east of us. In spring: see red-bud in bloom."

The original owners of the home were David and Olga Wilder. The home is part of the Rush Creek Village neighborhood in Worthington, which is based on the organic architecture principles of Frank Lloyd Wright. The builders of the neighborhood were Martha and Richard Wakefield, and the designer was Theodore (Ted) van Fossen. Homes were designed in accordance with nature and the surrounding homes in the neighborhood as a whole, in a way that protects the privacy and vistas of all residents. In its description of Rush Creek Village, the Worthington Historical Society website notes, "No other organically designed community of this size and architectural consistency exists."