University of Dayton, Dayton

Name: University of Dayton
Address: 300 College Park Avenue, Dayton, United States

#89 among attractions in Dayton

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The University of Dayton is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The university's campus is in the city's southern portion and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1850 (174 years ago)Coordinates: 39°44'15"N, 84°10'30"W

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300 College Park AvenueUniversity ParkDayton United States

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University of Dayton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hawthorn Hill, Welcome Stadium, Carillon Historical Park, Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.

1.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Hawthorn Hill, Dayton
27 min walk • Hawthorn Hill in Oakwood, Ohio, USA, was the post-1914 home of Orville, Milton and Katharine Wright. Wilbur and Orville Wright intended for it to be their joint home, but Wilbur died in 1912, before the home's 1914 completion. The brothers hired the prominent Dayton architectural firm of Schenck and Williams to realize their plans.
1.2 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Welcome Stadium, Dayton
32 min walk • Welcome Stadium is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Dayton, Ohio, United States, owned and operated by Dayton Public Schools.
1.3 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Carillon Historical Park, Dayton
33 min walk • Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre park and museum in Dayton, Ohio, which contains historic buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history of Dayton and its residents from 1796 to the present.
~1920 ftN
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton
10 min walk • Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, located at 118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, is one of the oldest garden cemeteries in the United States. Woodland was incorporated in 1842 by John Whitten Van Cleve, the first male child born in Dayton. He was the son of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten Van Cleve.
1.1 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dayton
30 min walk • St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in an eastern neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the beginning of the twentieth century, it remains home to an active parish. Its grand architecture has made it an aviator's landmark, and it has been named a historic site by the federal government.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
America's Packard Museum, Dayton
37 min walk • America's Packard Museum is an automotive museum located in Dayton, Ohio.
0.4 miSW
Museum, History museum
Patterson Homestead, Dayton
11 min walk • The Patterson Homestead is a historic house museum located at 1815 Brown Street in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1816 by American Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Robert Patterson.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Walnut Hills, Dayton
22 min walk • Walnut Hills is a neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It is roughly bounded by Wayne Avenue to the south, Pursell Avenue to the east, Wyoming Street to the north, and Woodland Cemetery to the west.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
South Park Historic District, Dayton
22 min walk • South Park is a 24-block, 150-acre area of more than 780 structures primarily dating from the 1880s to the early twentieth century.
~1010 ftSW
Neighbourhood
University of Dayton Ghetto, Dayton
5 min walk • The University of Dayton Ghetto, officially the Student Neighborhood, located in Dayton, Ohio, is home to upperclassmen at the University of Dayton. Housing in "the Ghetto" is leased in an arrangement that resembles both traditional university housing and a landlord/tenant relationship.
0.9 miNW
Queen Anne architecture
Rudolph Pretzinger House, Dayton
23 min walk • The Rudolph Pretzinger House is a historic residence in southern Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the late nineteenth century for a prominent local pharmacist, it now abuts a city hospital, but it has been named a historic site.

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Nearby attractions include University of Dayton Ghetto, Dayton (5 min walk), Roesch Library, Dayton (8 min walk), Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton (10 min walk), Patterson Homestead, Dayton (11 min walk).

University of Dayton, Dayton

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University of Dayton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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