Discovery District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Deaf School Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

1. Deaf School Park Marker

Inscription. This ten acre site was purchased in 1829 for the Ohio School for the Education of the Deaf. The first school building opened here in 1834; the school was enlarged in 1845. In 1868 the original school was replaced. Another school building was added in 1899 and a hospital in 1908. The Deaf School was relocated on Morse Road in 1953.

Erected 1985 by Alumni Association, Ohio School for the Deaf and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 13-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 39° 57.627′ N, 82° 59.273′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Discovery District. It is on Town Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in Old Deaf School Park, near Twon Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480 East Town Street, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Topiary Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Deaf School Park Topiary Garden: 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' (within shouting distance of this marker); Elaine Hastings Mason (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (about 500 feet away); Snowden- Gray House (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

2. Deaf School Park Marker

Looking north.

Old Deaf School Park Fence Along Town Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

3. Old Deaf School Park Fence Along Town Street

Old Deaf School Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

4. Old Deaf School Park Marker

Columbus Recreation & Parks Department

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

5. Old Deaf School Park Marker

Looking north.

A History (Display inside the visitors center) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022

6. A History (Display inside the visitors center)

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, July 13, 2025

7. Deaf School Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,787 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 7. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.