I love to see people and businesses making an investment in historic homes and properties. For my latest At Work story for The Metropreneur, I visited The Strategy Group for Media who have made The Gooding House into their headquarters. The Gooding House is located along US Route 23 in Delaware. The road used to be called Mud Pike and was the half way point between Worthington and Delaware.
Built in 1827 by George B. Gooding, the Gooding House was as an inn and tavern situated halfway between Worthington and Delaware to welcome weary travelers. As George Gooding was expanding his farming business and buying up acreage, the Goodings were becoming celebrated members of society and leaders in the Whig party. The house was built with 1820s Federal influences, 1850s early Italianate influences, and 1910s Colonial Revival and Craftsman influences, each addition reflective of the next generation of Goodings.
The home stayed in the Gooding family until 2001 when they sold it. At that time, the property had fallen into extreme disrepair. The community was interested in saving the property and it changed owners twice before Rex Elsass bought it for his company’s new home. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and the renovations were completed in 2007. Click over to The Metropreneur to find out more and see more photos of this beautiful building.