Topiary Park

Topiary Park
Old Deaf School Park
The park's central design, replicating A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
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TypeUrban park
LocationColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′40.0″N 82°59′15.2″W / 39.961111°N 82.987556°W / 39.961111; -82.987556
Area9.182 acres (3.716 ha)
Opened1980s
Designer
  • James T. Mason
  • Elaine Mason
Administered byColumbus Recreation and Parks Department
Public transit accessBus transport Central Ohio Transit Authority 10, 11
Bike transport CoGo
WebsiteOfficial website

Topiary Park is a 9.2-acre (3.7 ha) public park and garden in Columbus, Ohio's Discovery District. The park's topiary garden, officially the Topiary Garden at Old Deaf School Park, is designed to depict figures from Georges Seurat's 1884 painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It is the only park based entirely on a painting.[1]

The park is officially named Old Deaf School Park, as it was part of the campus of the Ohio Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, known today as the Ohio School for the Deaf.[2] It is owned by the city of Columbus and maintained by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.[3]

  1. ^ Gottsacker, Erin (July 3, 2017). "Curious Cbus: What's The Story Behind Topiary Park?". WOSU Radio. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Topiary Garden (Deaf School Park)". City of Columbus, Ohio. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Home". Topiary Park. Friends of the Topiary Park. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.