Photograph of Martha Wakefield Holding Certificate of Recognition

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Photograph of Martha Wakefield Holding Certificate of Recognition is a picture. Its dimensions are 6 in. x 4 in..

It was created in 1997.

Dr. Harold (Hal) Pepinsky, 1945-2023 is the Contributor.

This photograph shows Martha Wakefield holding a Certificate of Recognition from the American Institute of Architects. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Behind her is Cynthia Hayes; both of them are seated and smiling at the camera. The photograph appears to have been taken at the awards ceremony.

Martha Wakefield, along with her husband Richard Wakefield and designer Theodore van Fossen, founded and built the Rush Creek Village neighborhood in Worthington. The trio dedicated over 50 years to the development of the neighborhood, which has received widespread recognition including designation in the National Register of Historic Places.

A graduate of North High School, Wakefield attended The Ohio State University and went on to apprentice to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. She envisioned Rush Creek Village as a community built on the principles of organic architecture, in which homes were designed in accordance with nature and surrounding homes.

A devout environmentalist, Wakefield also founded the Highbanks Metro Park in Lewis Center.

It covers the topics architecture and awards.

It features the people Martha Marie Wakefield (née Bauroth), 1922-2007 and Cynthia Hayes.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

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The Worthington Memory identification code is wcd0759.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on August 21, 2024.