University, Hayes and Orton Halls
University, Hayes and Orton Halls, Historic university buildings at Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
Hayes Hall and Orton Hall stand as primary educational structures on the central Oval area of Ohio State University's main campus in Columbus.
The buildings earned recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, marking their importance in American educational architecture.
Orton Hall contains a bell tower with 25,000 pounds of bells that play Westminster Chimes across the campus every fifteen minutes.
The structures house academic departments, laboratories, and study spaces, serving thousands of students and faculty members throughout the academic year.
Orton Hall's exterior walls incorporate forty different types of Ohio stones arranged in the same order as their natural geological formations.
Location: Columbus
Part of: Ohio State University
GPS coordinates: 39.99945,-83.01279
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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