University District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
University Hall
Historical Marker
Photographed by Jamie Abel, June 1, 2011
1. University Hall Marker
Site of original University Hall. Completed 1874. First campus building housing library, administrative offices, graduate school, dormitory, classics and philosophy. Demolished 1971. Reconstructed 1976.
Erected by The Ohio State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 40° 0.022′ N, 83° 0.855′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the University District. It can be reached from West 17th Avenue east of Neil Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located next to University Hall on the Ohio State University campus. It sits next to the main doorway on the south side of the building opposite the roadway, facing The Oval, the universitys central green space. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43210, 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: Wilbur H. Siebert Collection (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bucket & Dipper Junior Class Honorary (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2018 Restoration & Evolution (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mirror Lake (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Ohio State University (approx.
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2. The original University Hall
Photographed by Jamie Abel, June 1, 2011
3. University Hall Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 1, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 1, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
