University Area
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Wexner Center for the Arts
Arts center
Photo: Ibagli, Public domain.
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.
Ohio Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ohio Stadium is an American football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, 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.
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Museum
Photo: Maria Rimmel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weinland Park and Northwood Park.
Weinland Park
Quarter
Photo: Carvalho.26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Old North Columbus
Quarter
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old North Columbus is a neighborhood located just north of the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. 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
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Columbus, City of Columbus, Franklin, Greater Columbus, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.99994° or 39° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-83.00803° or 83° 0′ 29″ westOpen location code
86FRXXXR+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7244559595OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q7894680
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Satellite Map
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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.