Dorrian Green

{{Short description|Park in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox park | name = Dorrian Green | other_name = | image = COSI - Dorrian Green 02.jpg | image_size = 280 | image_alt = | image_caption = | mapframe-custom = {{Scioto Mile map|infobox=yes}} | map_caption = Interactive map of the park among others on the Scioto Mile | relief = | map_label = | map_label_position = | mark = | mark_width = | type = | motto = | location = 50 South Belle St, Columbus, Ohio | coordinates = {{coord|39|57|35|N|83|00|29|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = | elevation = | authorized = | created = | established = | designated = | opened = | opening = | closed = | founder = | designer = | etymology = | owner = | administrator = Columbus Recreation and Parks Department | manager = | operator = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | open = | status = | awards = | camp_sites = | hiking_trails = | paths = | terrain = | habitat = | water = | plants = | vegetation = | species = | collections = | designation = | disturbance = | budget = | parking = | public_transit = {{bus icon}} {{rint|COTA}} {{COTA link|3|6|9|10|12}}<br />{{bike icon}} CoGo | free_label = | free_data = | other_info = | facilities = | website = {{official website|https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Dorrian-Green/}} | embedded = | child = }} '''Dorrian Green''' is a park by the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The park is part of the Scioto Mile network of parks and trails around downtown Columbus. Dorrian Green neighbors COSI, the city's science and children's museum.

The park has numerous gardens: sensory, reading, butterfly and pollinator, and prairie. There is a plaza with an interactive fountain, flanked by two pavilions and flowering cherry tree groves. The park's northwest and southwest corners have limestone structures salvaged from the Central High School building that was repurposed and expanded into COSI. There are play areas for children and adults. "The Spectrum Tree", a kinetic tree-shaped sculpture, references Isaac Newton's discovery that sunlight contains the entire spectrum of colors. The park is named for Hugh J. Dorrian, the city's treasurer and auditor, working for the city for 52 years. Dorrian was a Franklinton resident, and helped revitalize the Short North, the Arena District, University District, Scioto Mile and Franklinton.<ref name="city">{{cite web|title=Dorrian Green|work=Columbus Recreation and Parks Department|url=https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Dorrian-Green/|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rouan|first=Rick|title=Park west of COSI to be named for Dorrian, retired city auditor|newspaper= The Columbus Dispatch|url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180601/park-west-of-cosi-to-be-named-for-dorrian-retired-city-auditor|date=June 1, 2018|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref> alt=A metallic, iridescent kinetic sculpture resembling a conical tree in front of fall foliage and a blue sky.|center|thumb|291x291px|''The Spectrum Tree'' in November 2023

==See also== {{Portal|Ohio}} * List of parks in Columbus, Ohio

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==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} * {{official website|https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Dorrian-Green/}} * [https://www.sciotomile.com/parks/dorrian-green/ Scioto Mile page]

Category:Parks in Columbus, Ohio Category:Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio) Category:Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio)