Photograph of the Interior of the Albaugh Residence

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Photograph of the Interior of the Albaugh Residence 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 Photograph of the Interior of the Albaugh Residence. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.

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Photograph of the Interior of the Albaugh Residence is a picture, with genre photograph. Its dimensions are 2.19 in. x 3.19 in..

It was created in 1940.

Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor.

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."

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It covers the city Worthington.

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The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 94-G-150.015.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1202.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on December 7, 2020. It was last updated December 9, 2020.