Jeffrey Park in Bexley in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Jeffrey Mansion & Park
The Jeffrey Mansion was built in 1905 by the Robert H. Jeffrey family. Designed by Columbus architect Frank Packard in the Jacobethan Revival style, the mansion and 35 acre grounds reflect a tradition of English influence.
Located at the end of a long driveway flanked by towering oaks, the castle style home overlooks meadows, gardens, and woods. The mansion's formal design seen it its smooth-cut stone and brick gives way to the less formal chisel-cut stone walls.
Landscape design also moves from the formal application of manicured hedges nearer the mansion to the more natural design of the randomly planted conifer grove bordering the meadow.
A noted business executive and community leader, Jeffrey was also a skilled gardener and arborist credited with much of the park's plantings. In 1941, Robert H. Jeffrey donated the Jeffrey Mansion and estate to the city of Bexley which remains indebted to his generosity and environmental vision.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 39° 58.35′ N, 82° 56.557′ W. Marker is in Bexley, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Jeffrey Park. It can be reached from the
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Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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: Camp Bushnell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bexley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bexley World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founding of the State of Israel (approx. 0.7 miles away); Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Asians in the American Civil War (approx. 0.8 miles away); Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Home Studio and Artist's Residence (approx. 0.9 miles away); Allen Russell Mann (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bexley.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,695 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
