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Latest revision as of 20:06, 3 December 2025
| Type | Exhibition Animals |
|---|---|
| Park Section | South |
| Built | 1903 |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Closed | 1908 |
| Length | 70 feet (21.3 meters) |
| Width | 30 feet (9.1 meters) |
The Museum of Ornithology, sometimes stylized as Ornithology Museum, was built in 1903 at Olentangy Park and featured over 3,000 specimens of rare birds and animals.
Located on the plateau,[1] the building was 30 by 70 feet9.1 by 21.3 meters.[2] Naturalist Oliver Davie moved an extensive collection of mounted birds and animals from Minerva Park to Olentangy Park. It was thought that Olentangy Park would be more accessible to local university students. There, over 1,500 specimens of the 3,000 were brought from Minerva Park.[3] An aquarium was built in the center of the building - the first of its kind in Columbus.[4] Admission was free.[2]
The exhibit was no longer listed as an attraction after the 1908 season, but the building appears as "Ornithology Museum" on a 1924 park map.[1]
In 1914, the mounted bird display was purchased by the Audubon Society and was installed in the Sullivant School.[5]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Olentangy Amusement Co. General Map. 1924.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Columbus Railway & Light Co." The Street Railway Review. Feb. 15, 1906. Vol. 16. Issue 2. Page 70. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Sunday Columbus Dispatch. May 3, 1903. Pages 8-9.
- ↑ "Birds and Fish." Saturday Columbus Dispatch. Feb. 28, 1903. Page 11.
- ↑ "Bird Lovers Will Meet." Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio). Oct. 1, 1914. Page 3.