Dorrian Commons Park

Dorrian Commons Park
Park plaza and fountain in 2020
Interactive map of Dorrian Commons Park
Coordinates39°57′16″N 82°59′55″W / 39.954396°N 82.998698°W / 39.954396; -82.998698
Opened1976
Closed2018
Public transit
Bus transport Central Ohio Transit Authority 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 51, 52, 61, CMAX

Dorrian Commons Park was a park and part of the Franklin County Government Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park opened in 1976 on the site of the first and second Franklin County Courthouse, built in 1887. Dorrian Commons closed in 2018, pending construction of a new courthouse.

History

Inscription with the park's name, 2018

The second Franklin County Courthouse, built in 1887, stood on the site until its demolition in 1974.[1] The park opened in 1976.[2]

The park has a metal sculpture by an unknown artist.[3] A large cast of Henry Moore's Oval with Points was originally installed in Dorrian Commons Park.[4] The sculpture was moved across High Street in 2014 to the plaza of the newly remodeled Hall of Justice of the Franklin County Government Center.[5][2]

The park was scheduled to be demolished in 2003, to be replaced with acommon pleas courthouse, but that project moved and was built north of the government center complex.[2] Then in 2018 it (along with the adjacent James A. Karnes Building) was scheduled to be demolished and replaced by a county municipal courthouse to open in 2029. The park fountain was turned off in August 2018 and the park was closed off in December 2018.[6] In 2026, a few months after the park's trees were cut down, plans for the new courthouse were cancelled due to project cost increases. The park is now slated to reopen as a green space.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Darbee, Jeff. "City Quotient: Columbus Architect George Bellows". Columbus Monthly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "New Municipal Courthouse to replace Downtown park at South High and Mound streets". Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "[Untitled]". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Large Oval with Points, Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
  5. ↑ "CMA's Oval with Points by Henry Moore Moves to New Location at outside the new Courthouse". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ Warren, Brent (November 30, 2022). "Courthouse Still Planned for Downtown Park That Was Fenced Off Years Ago". Columbus Underground. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ Warren, Brent (April 7, 2026). "Demolition of Downtown Building & Park to Make Way for New Courthouse". Columbus Underground. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ Shillcock, George (July 29, 2026). "Columbus halts construction of new Franklin County Municipal Court, citing tight city budget". WOSU Public Media. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Hoffman, Anna (July 30, 2026). "Citing financial issues, Columbus cancels courthouse construction". WCHM NBC 4. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
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