Thurber Park

Thurber Park is a park in Franklin, Ohio. Thurber Park is situated nearby to the historic site Jefferson Avenue Historic District, as well as near the building Thurber House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Museum of Art and Columbus College of Art and Design.

Columbus Museum of Art

Museum

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The Columbus Museum of Art is an art museum in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, it was the first art museum to register its charter with the state of Ohio. Columbus Museum of Art is situated 940 feet southwest of Thurber Park.

Columbus College of Art and Design

College

Columbus College of Art & Design is a private art school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1879 as the Columbus Art School and is one of the oldest private art and design colleges in the United States. Columbus College of Art and Design is situated 1,300 feet west of Thurber Park.

Washington Gladden Social Justice Park

Park

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The Washington Gladden Social Justice Park is a public park in the Discovery District of Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The park was dedicated in 2018. It is considered the first social justice park in the United States. Washington Gladden Social Justice Park is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Thurber Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Discovery District and King-Lincoln Bronzeville.

Discovery District

Neighborhood

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The Discovery District is a special improvement district in downtown Columbus, Ohio, the home of Columbus State Community College, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus Museum of Art, and Columbus Metropolitan Library.

King-Lincoln Bronzeville

Neighborhood

King-Lincoln Bronzeville is a historically African-American neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. Originally known as Bronzeville by the residents of the community, it was renamed the King-Lincoln District by Mayor Michael B.

Fort Hayes

Neighborhood

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Fort Hayes was a military post in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Created by an act of the United States Congress on July 11, 1862, the site was also known as the Columbus Arsenal until 1922, when the site was renamed after former Ohio Governor and later 19th U.S. President Rutherford B.

Thurber Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Franklin, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96552° or 39° 57′ 56″ north

Longitude

-82.98469° or 82° 59′ 5″ west

Open location code

86FVX288+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 463501257

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jefferson Avenue Historic District and Thurber House.

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