University Area

University Area also known as the University District is the area around the Ohio State University in , . It also includes the OSU Hospital and The James Cancer Research Hospital.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: the area around The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
  • Also known as: Columbus/University Area”, “University District”, and “University District, Columbus, Ohio

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wexner Center for the Arts and Ohio Stadium.

Arts center
Photo: Ibagli, Public domain.
The 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.

Stadium
is an American football stadium in , on the campus of Ohio State University. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and is also the site for the university's Spring Commencement ceremonies each May.

Museum
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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weinland Park and Northwood Park.

Quarter
is a neighborhood north of downtown 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.

Neighborhood
The Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area is located in the northern University District in 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.

Quarter
is a neighborhood located just north of the Ohio State University in . It was founded in 1847 where, at the time, it was a stand-alone city out of the confines of Columbus until it was incorporated into the City of Columbus in 1871.

University Area

Latitude
39.99994° or 39° 59′ 60″ north
Longitude
-83.00803° or 83° 0′ 29″ west
Open location code
86FRXXXR+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7244559595
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q7894680
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“University Area” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: University District
  • Italian: University Area

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Campus and Indianola Forest.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “University Area”. Photo: Joebengo, CC BY 3.0.