<P> Ohio State 's 1,764 - acre ( 714 ha ) main campus is about 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) north of the city 's downtown . The historical center of campus is the Oval , quad of about 11 acres ( 4.5 ha ) . Four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Hale Hall ( originally Enarson Hall ) , Hayes Hall , Ohio Stadium , and Orton Hall . Unlike earlier public universities such as Ohio University and Miami University , whose campuses have a consistent architectural style , architecture on the Ohio State campus is a mix of traditional , modern and post-modern styles . The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library , anchoring the Oval 's western end , is Ohio State library 's main branch and largest repository . The Thompson Library was designed in 1913 by the Boston firm of Allen and Collens in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style , and its placement on the Oval was suggested by the Olmsted brothers who had designed New York City 's Central Park . In 2006 , the Thompson Library began a $100 million renovation with the stated aims of becoming a `` global benchmark twenty - first century '' library while maintaining the building 's classical Italian Renaissance architecture . </P>
<P> Ohio State 's 1,764 - acre ( 714 ha ) main campus is about 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) north of the city 's downtown . The historical center of campus is the Oval , quad of about 11 acres ( 4.5 ha ) . Four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Hale Hall ( originally Enarson Hall ) , Hayes Hall , Ohio Stadium , and Orton Hall . Unlike earlier public universities such as Ohio University and Miami University , whose campuses have a consistent architectural style , architecture on the Ohio State campus is a mix of traditional , modern and post-modern styles . The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library , anchoring the Oval 's western end , is Ohio State library 's main branch and largest repository . The Thompson Library was designed in 1913 by the Boston firm of Allen and Collens in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style , and its placement on the Oval was suggested by the Olmsted brothers who had designed New York City 's Central Park . In 2006 , the Thompson Library began a $100 million renovation with the stated aims of becoming a `` global benchmark twenty - first century '' library while maintaining the building 's classical Italian Renaissance architecture . </P>
where is ohio state university located in columbus
where is ohio state university located in columbus
about 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) north of the city 's downtown
about 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) north of the city 's downtown