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25-773: Located immediately north of downtown Columbus, the park is bordered by Goodale Street on the South, Park Street on the East, Buttles Avenue on the North, and Dennison Avenue on the West. Goodale Park features a pond, gazebo, tennis courts, a basketball court, bathrooms, and more. The park contributes to the Near Northside Historic District , on the National Register of Historic Places . The 37-acre site

50-833: A number of organizations came into being: the University Community Association, an umbrella for the neighborhood organizations in the area; the University District Organization, a neighborhood planning and development organization; the University Community Business Association, the voice of economic enterprise in the area; and the University Area Commission, an advisory commission to Columbus City Council. The University Area Commission (UAC) as an administrative unit

75-642: A result of the work of Campus Partners. The center of it is the University District Central, which ranges from 13th to 18th Avenues, west of N. Fourth Street. Old North Columbus , commonly referenced as the general area north of Woodruff, east to Silver Drive, west to the Olentangy River Road, and north to Slate Run, was once the village of North Columbus that was platted in 1842. Old North Columbus includes several smaller neighborhoods within these general boundaries, including

100-530: A staging area for new recruits for the Union Army at the request of three city councilmen. The camp started in April when Governor William Dennison , at the urging of President Lincoln , called on Ohio communities to revive their militias and send them to Columbus. "A high picket fence is erected around the camp, and the curious public mills around all day. Few visitors are allowed in. There are reports that

125-453: A variety of pleasant residential neighborhoods, several historic districts as well as the off-campus core student neighborhood. The residential neighborhood with higher concentrated rental property and student housing is located east of High Street south of 17th Avenue and north of 11th Avenue. This is often referred to as the off-campus neighborhood, and, in the past ten years, it has gone through considerable redevelopment and revitalization as

150-668: Is a historic district in Columbus, Ohio . The large district encompasses portions of the University District , Harrison West , and nearly all of Victorian Village . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district is made up of about 70 square blocks, with houses developed generally between 1870 and 1920. Architectural styles range from Italianate to Second Empire, Eastlake, Romanesque Revival, and Shingle Style, with some vernacular buildings as well. District boundaries overlap with

175-609: Is a 2.8-square-mile (7.3 km ) area located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Downtown Columbus, Ohio that is home to the main campus of Ohio State University , the Battelle Institute , and Wexner Medical Center . It is generally accepted as the area bounded to the north by Clintonville at Glen Echo Ravine; to the south by the Short North at 5th Avenue; to the west by the Olentangy River and to east by

200-750: The Conrail railroad tracks. Points of interest include, but are not limited to, the Ohio Stadium and Old North Columbus . The district is Columbus' most densely populated area and contains more than 650 businesses, human service agencies , churches, and schools. University District businesses include boutiques, mixed retail, several tattoo studios, the Gateway Film Center, and a diverse range of restaurants and bars. The University District comprises many diverse neighborhoods, each with its own unique housing stock and cultural identity. There are

225-549: The 1890s the streetcar transformed the area allowing middle-class people to more easily live in the University Area and make the thirty-minute journey to work in downtown Columbus. Indianola Park was an amusement park that operated in the University District from 1905 to 1937. It was the biggest draw of the region, and streets carts took people to and from the location. The park peaked in popularity in

250-546: The 1910s, entertaining crowds of up to 10 thousand with the numerous roller coasters and rides, with up to 5 thousand in the massive pool alone. The park was also the home field for the Columbus Panhandles for half of a decade. In the 1920s, new owners bought and remodeled the park, and it did well until it closed its doors at the end of the Great Depression . Up until the end of World War II,

275-423: The 3rd Regiment, is told to call at Camp Jackson at an early hour." In June, Camp Jackson's military operations are transferred to Camp Chase , 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Columbus, and Camp Jackson reverts to being a public park. During its peak, about 8,000 troops were stationed at the camp. Among the officers stationed at the camp were two future presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley . After

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300-535: The Civil War, the park was under construction until 1875 for the creation of a carriage drive, landscaping inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing , and a lake house. Starting in 1874 during construction, the park exhibited various animals to draw children and their guardians to the park. In 1888, a bronze bust, the Lincoln Goodale Monument , was erected in the park commemorating Dr. Goodale's gift to

325-555: The Iuka Ravine and Indianola Forest (Lane Avenue to Woodruff Avenue, between High Street and N. Fourth Street), Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area (Patterson Avenue to Northwood Avenue, between Pearl Alley and Indianola Avenue), Tuttle Park, and Glen Echo (north of Hudson Street and east of Indianola). Old North Columbus was home several historic Columbus Public Schools, such as Northwood Elementary (closed in 1980s?), Medary Elementary (closed in 2006), North High (closed 1970s), and

350-530: The Special Education Center. Old North has several parks, such as Tuttle, Glen Echo, Maynard & Summit, Iuka Ravine, and Indianola Middle School, as well as multiple churches, restaurants, and other small businesses. The southern area of the University District also has a higher density of homeownership and includes land west of High Street, ranging from Fifth Avenue to 11th Avenue (The Circles, Dennison Place, and NECKO), * as well as land on

375-560: The University Area was occupied by more homeowners than renters. That fact changed with the return of thousands of veterans from the war. The population in the University Area quadrupled. To house the growing population, high rise dormitories were built at both ends of the main campus and hundreds of owner occupied houses were either converted to rooming houses, rental units, or were torn down to make way for apartment buildings. The increased density gave rise to problems around vehicular congestion, crime, and litter. To cope with these problems,

400-506: The city council for approval. The UAC oversees development in what the city refers to as "the university area", bounded in the west by the Olentangy River , in the north by Glen Echo Ravine, in the east by the Conrail line, and in the south by 5th avenue. The Ohio State University itself expands north and west over the Olentangy River for several miles and into Upper Arlington . The City of Columbus has designated portions of

425-650: The city's Victorian Village Historic District. The First Avenue School , on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties , also lies within this district. This article about a property in Franklin County, Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Columbus, Ohio -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . University District (Columbus, Ohio) The University District (or University Area ),

450-485: The city. From 1900 to the 1950s, the park faced multiple challenges for development, including a site for Memorial Hall, a Carneige Library, a branch library, and a bus garage. In July 1910, the park once again hosted troops when the Ohio National Guard was called in to quell a streetcar strike when it looked to turn violent. The troops stayed for two weeks and after their departure, the worst violence of

475-599: The east side of High Street, ranging from Fifth Avenue to 12th Avenue ( Weinland Park ). The University District (or University Area) was not originally part of the city of Columbus . Platted in 1812 as a new city to be the State capital, Columbus was a small town until late in the nineteenth century. One of the major events in the evolution of the area was the decision to locate the State Agricultural College Grounds ( Ohio State University ) on

500-557: The park. In 2004, they began the restoration of the Goodale Gates, erected during the park's time as Camp Jackson. Park facilities include ball diamonds, basketball courts, gardens, a gazebo, playground, shelterhouses and tennis courts. The shelterhouse and gazebo both have Victorian-style architecture. The park is home to two Champion Trees : a Chinese catalpa and Smoothleaf elm . Near Northside Historic District (Columbus, Ohio) The Near Northside Historic District

525-575: The site of the Neil farm in 1870, south of the community of North Columbus. The university grew slowly at first, but began to expand significantly under the presidency of William Oxley Thompson from 1900 to 1925. As the area grew, fashionable residential suburbs grew up around the campus in places like the Dennison Addition and the Indianola subdivision with its curved roads and ravine. In

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550-560: The strike erupted. In the 1970s and 1980s, economic downturn negatively affected the park, making it unsafe and unmaintained. In the mid-1980s, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department began installing train tracks in the park (from a former Columbus Zoo train) and neighbors reacted and began organizing to have a say in the park's direction. In 1987, the Friends of Goodale Park was officially formed to maintain and preserve

575-520: The troops eat very well while in the camp." The Governor's Guards, a corps of soldiers stationed at the camp, marched through Columbus on a Saturday morning to urge the local people to show their patriotism and enlist in the cause. A Captain Morrow was particularly successful: his company grew so large from new recruits that he started a second company, and was nearly able to fill that one as well. "Any young man interested in enlisting in this company, "B" of

600-526: Was created in 1972 by an act of the Columbus City Council . The University Area Commission is a voluntary, elected, citizens advisory board. In creating the city's first area commission, Columbus City Council delegated certain development oversight and planning responsibilities to stakeholders living in the communities affected by council decisions. Accordingly, new development plans are generally submitted first to an area commission and then to

625-399: Was donated by Dr. Lincoln Goodale on July 14, 1851, to be used as a public park or pleasure resort. He had originally purchased the property for railroads to gain access to the city. When the park opened in 1852 featuring a wooded grove of trees, it was the second largest municipal park in the country, the first at the time being Boston Common . From April to June 1861, the park was used as

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