About Recreation Park II
Recreation Park II was a College Football and MLB stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It opened in 1889 and closed in 1897. Tenants included Columbus Solons (MLB, 1889–1891) and Ohio State Buckeyes (College Football, 1897). On our ranked lists it ranks 25th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
Appears in
- 25th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 6th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 2nd shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 17th shortest-lived of 83 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
231 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
The site today
- The site is now home to Jaeger Square, a residential development.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Ohio State Buckeyes While based here: 1 season · 0-1 regular season
College Football · 1897
Independent 1897 · Major College
|
College Football | 1897 |
|
Columbus Solons While based here: 3 seasons · 199-209-10 regular season
MLB · 1889–1891
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MLB | 1889–1891 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Recreation Park II built?
Recreation Park II opened in 1889.
What is on the site of Recreation Park II today?
The site is now home to Jaeger Square, a residential development.
Where did the Ohio State Buckeyes play after Recreation Park II?
After leaving Recreation Park II in 1897, the Ohio State Buckeyes moved to Ohio Field in 1900. They played there until 1921.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 24 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Recreation Park I | 1883–1884 | 0.9 mi |
| Neil Park | 1.3 mi | |
| Nationwide Arena | 2000– | 1.9 mi |
| Ohio Field | 1898–1921 | 4.1 mi |
| Ohio Stadium | 1922– | 4.2 mi |
| Branch Rickey Arena | 1976– | 24 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.