HIstory
Granville T. Woods
Eddie Rickenbacker
The Rickenbacker Woods Foundation (RWF) is the caretaker of the boyhood home of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I Ace of Aces, airline industry pioneer, entrepreneur & philanthropist. Captain Eddie’s home is a registered National Historic Landmark, one of three in Central Ohio. The foundation also honors the work of Columbus native Granville T. Woods, a world renowned African American scientist and inventor of over 60 patents, including the “third electric rail” that powers subways and streetcars today.
RWF through an innovative partnership with the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation sought to remedy the lack of housing in the Columbus area. The “Kent Place Homes” housing development came online in 2017. An affordable housing project, this development saw the realization of 47 top tier energy efficient homes built in the historic Driving Park community. The Kent Place development also renovated two touch points on the historic Eddie Rickenbacker campus. These buildings now serve as the foundation offices and learning center, the other houses the leasing operation for the Kent Place development.
RWF through an innovative partnership with the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation sought to remedy the lack of housing in the Columbus area. The “Kent Place Homes” housing development came online in 2017. An affordable housing project, this development saw the realization of 47 top tier energy efficient homes built in the historic Driving Park community. The Kent Place development also renovated two touch points on the historic Eddie Rickenbacker campus. These buildings now serve as the foundation offices and learning center, the other houses the leasing operation for the Kent Place development.
Eddie Rickenbacker's boyhood home; a National Historic Landmark
The Rickenbacker Woods Foundation strives to ignite the spirit of innovation and perseverance embodied through the lives and legacies of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Granville T. Woods; providing youth access and opportunities to STEAM education while fostering the personal development of families and the community.
Our campus serves as a resource for families and the community through the facilitation of programming that provides Holistic Opportunities for Personal Enrichment (HOPE).
Our campus serves as a resource for families and the community through the facilitation of programming that provides Holistic Opportunities for Personal Enrichment (HOPE).
