Ohio Union

The Ohio Union serves as a student activity center for students of Ohio State University. When the Union was established in 1910, it was the first student union at a public university.

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Opening hours: August—May Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—11:00 PM and August—May Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM—11:00 PM and May—August Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM and May—August Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Type: Community center
Description: Student activity center at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, US
Address: 1739 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newport Music Hall and Wexner Center for the Arts.

Newport Music Hall

Theater building

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Newport Music Hall is a music venue located in the University District of Columbus, Ohio, across the street from the Ohio Union of the Ohio State University. It is "America's Longest Continually Running Rock Club". Newport Music Hall is situated 440 feet east of Ohio Union.

Wexner Center for the Arts

Arts center

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The Wexner Center for the Arts is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art." The Wexner Center is a lab and public gallery, but not an art museum, as it does not collect art. Wexner Center for the Arts is situated 1,100 feet north of Ohio Union.

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Museum

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The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is a research library of American cartoons and comic art affiliated with the Ohio State University library system in Columbus, Ohio. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is situated 720 feet north of Ohio Union.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University Area and Weinland Park.

University Area

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University Area also known as the University District is the area around the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. It also includes the OSU Hospital and The James Cancer Research Hospital.

Weinland Park

Neighborhood

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Weinland Park is a neighborhood north of downtown Columbus, Ohio and encompassed by the boundaries of the University District. A development boom in the 1930s and 1940s resulting from new streetcar lines and the blossoming of factories brought working and middle-class families to the neighborhood.

Northwood Park

Neighborhood

The Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area is located in the northern University District in Columbus, Ohio and is bounded by Patterson Avenue to the north and Northwood Avenue to the south & Pearl Alley to the west and Indianola Avenue to the east.

Ohio Union

Categories: built structure, building, and university building
Location: City of Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.99767° or 39° 59′ 52″ north

Longitude

-83.00865° or 83° 0′ 31″ west

Elevation

745 feet (227 metres)

Levels

Operator

The Ohio State University

Open location code

86FRXXXR+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154204619

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

GeoNames ID

4520357

Wikidata ID

Q7081000

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