College Green of Ohio University

	Ohio University College Green
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Colonial Revival & Federal
NRHP reference No.	79001783
Designated NHL	June 11, 1979

The College Green of

historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places

in 1979, encompassing the collegiate yard, flanking buildings, and other nearby campus buildings.

College Green is based upon the classic layout of traditional English and New England towns and similar to university quadrangles.[5] College Green features Galbreath Chapel, the spire of which, topped with a brass weather vane, is modeled after that of the portico of Nash's All Souls Church in London. Other buildings on the College Green include Chubb Hall, home to Undergraduate Admissions as well as the Offices of the Bursar and Registrar; Ellis Hall, home to the departments of English, Classics, Religious Studies, and Philosophy (built in the early 20th century entirely with state funding);^[6] Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium; as well as Bryan Hall, an upperclassman residence hall. The University Sundial, located behind Galbreath Chapel, was constructed in 1907 and marks the original location of the university's first building.

A plaque embedded on the Green's main walkway notes: College Green, which was home to the first Ohio University students almost two centuries ago, welcomes all who walk its paths, and embodies the openness and democratic spirit that define Ohio University.

President Lyndon Johnson's first ever public reference to the Great Society

took place during a speech to students on May 7, 1964, on the College Green:

And with your courage and with your compassion and your desire, we will build a Great Society. It is a Society where no child will go unfed, and no youngster will go unschooled.[7]^[8]

President Johnson later formally presented his specific goals for the Great Society in another speech at the

State of Ohio.^[13] The enchanting "Green Lady," a statue entitled American Woman by sculptor David Hostetler,^[14]^[15]^[16] is a popular landmark at Wolfe Garden.^[17] The Amphitheater on the southwestern corner of the College Green evokes the classical inspiration of the Athens campus, recalling the epic and dramatic arts of the Old World

.

College Green is framed by two main university gateways: Alumni Gateway and the College Gates. Alumni Gateway, built in 1915, features the text "That thou Mayest Grow In Knowledge, Wisdom and Love," borrowed from the Latin phrase inscribed over a gateway to the University of Padua, and was dedicated upon the 100th anniversary of the university's first graduating class.^[18] The newer College Gate, built in the 1960s, features words taken from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 regarding public education. Traditions surrounding College Green include the latter half of first year convocation, where students, led by the Ohio University Marching 110, march up Richland Avenue, onto Presidents Street, turning north onto Court Street, and entering the Green through the College Gate at the corner of Court and Union Streets. From there, a large involvement fair is held where students find their clubs they wish to be involved with.