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The University District (or University Area) was not originally part of the city of Columbus. Platted in 1812 as a new city to be the State capital, Columbus was a small town until late in the nineteenth century. One of the major events in the evolution of the area was the decision to locate the State Agricultural College Grounds (Ohio State ...
Building Sullivant's Pyramid; An Administrative History of the Ohio State University, 1870-1907. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0141-5. Mendenhall, Thomas C., ed. History of the Ohio State University. vol 1: 1870-1910 by Alexis Cope (1920) online; vol 2: 1910-1925 by Osman Castle Hooper (1926) online
The Short North is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio centered on the main strip of High Street immediately north of downtown and extending until just south of the Ohio State University campus area. It is an easy walk from the convention center or Nationwide Arena district to the north. The Short North is often crowded on weekends, particularly ...
The community is bounded by Mooberry Street to the north, East Livingston Avenue to the south, South Ohio Avenue to the west, and Kimball Place to the east. Neighborhoods surrounding the area include Livingston Park, Driving Park, and Olde Towne East, including the Bryden Road Historic District.
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio , it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollment in the United States, with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students and nearly 15,000 graduate students.
Old North Columbus is bounded to the north by Glen Echo Ravine, to the south by Lane Avenue, to the west by the Olentangy River, and to the east by the Conway Railroad Tracks. [3] This Columbus neighborhood is a smaller subdivision of the University District, which comprises all of the neighborhoods surrounding the Ohio State University campus. [4]
Ohio Dominican University: Columbus: Private not-for profit Master's university 2,942 1911 Ohio Northern University: Ada: Private not-for profit Baccalaureate college 3,695 1871 Ohio State University [16] Columbus: Public Doctoral/highest research university 58,322 1870 Ohio Technical College: Cleveland: Private for-profit Associate's college ...
Orton Hall, one of the oldest remaining buildings on Ohio State University campus, opened in 1893 and is named after Dr Edward Orton, Sr. who served as OSU's first president, Professor of Geology from 1873 to 1899, and Ohio's State Geologist from 1882 until his death in 1899. Orton Hall is a tribute to this man's dedicated service towards the ...