Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Columbus

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Ohio Stadium
Photo: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Ohio Stadium

On the National Register since 197452 years
Listed 1974Columbus
DirectionsIts website ↗Add an old photo

Visiting? The towns around it and where to stay →

About

About Ohio Stadium

Ohio Stadium, at 404 W. 17th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 22, 1974. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 10 acres.

What it isStadium in Columbus, Ohio, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1922 to today

  1. 1922Built, designed by Howard Dwight Smith
  2. 1974Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 52 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

404 W. 17th Ave., Columbus · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Ohio StadiumStart here
  2. 2Open Air SchoolBuilt 1927 · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3North Columbus Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.1 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BUniversity, Hayes and Orton HallsHigh Victorian0.7 miBNorth High SchoolJacobethan Revival · Built 19240.8 miBOld Ohio UnionJacobethan · Built 19101 miDIuka Ravine Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival1.1 miDGlen Echo Historic DistrictCraftsman1.1 miBTruman and Sylvia Bull Coe HouseQueen Anne: Eastlake · Built 18801.2 miBA.B. Graham HouseBuilt 19181.4 miBFelix A. Jacobs HouseBuilt 19051.5 miBGilbert H. Hamilton HouseTudor Revival1.5 miBPataskala United Methodist ChurchBrooke, Henry1.6 miBPataskala Presbyterian ChurchUnknown1.6 miBOrton Memorial LaboratoryNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19291.6 miBIndianola Junior High SchoolModernistic · Built 19291.6 miBRichard Jr. Berry HouseColonial Revival · Built 19261.6 miDEast North Broadway Historic DistrictQueen Anne1.6 miBYork Lodge No. 563Eclectic1.7 miDNew Indianola Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 miBFrederick G. Kilgour HouseModern Movement: Ranch Style1.7 mi
Show the other 4
DNear Northside Historic DistrictItalianate1.8 miDFifth Avenue and North High Historic DistrictDistrict1.8 miDOhio Historical Center and Ohio VillageDistrict1.8 miBThe HamletBuilding2 mi

Memories of Ohio Stadium

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Ohio Stadium?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Ohio Stadium

Is Ohio Stadium on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 22, 1974 (Register number 74001494).

Is Ohio Stadium a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ohio Theatre, 3.7 miles away.

Can you visit Ohio Stadium?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Ohio Stadium?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71988440 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.