Marker #60-25 : Ohio State School for the Blind / Same

Columbus Blind School uploaded by Ohio Historical Society
Exterior view of the main building at the Columbus Blind School on Main Street in Columbus, Ohio. Construction of this building was completed in 1874 and it was used as the Blind School until 1953 (AL05147).

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Side A : "Ohio State School for the Blind"

In 1835, Dr. William Awl of Columbus and Dr. Daniel Drake of Cincinnati presented recommendations to the Ohio General Assembly to establish a school for the blind. Legislation, signed by then governor of Ohio Duncan McArthur on April 3, 1837, provided funding to create the first state-supported residential school for the blind in the United States. The Institution for the Education of the Blind opened July 4, 1837, with five students. A year later, the first permanent structure, housing 60 students, was built on a nine-acre tract of land on the eastern edge of the city, and that was followed in 1874 with a larger facility near Fulton and Main streets. The school was honored and recognized in 1937 as being one of the finest schools for the blind in the county. In 1953, a new school for the blind was built at its present location at 5220 North High Street.

Side B : "Same"

Same

Latitude / Longitude

40.0692 ° / -83.019 ° - Map Marker

Address

5220 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214-1240
Franklin County

Location Directions

5220 North High Street

Keywords

Schools for the Blind

Categories

Education, Social/Welfare Services

Sponsor(s)

Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Ohi State School for the Blind Alumini Association, and The Ohio Historical Society

Year

2003