The Ridges

The intersection of OH-682 and Richland Avenue was re-constructed during the Spring and Summer of 2010; it is now a "roundabout" or "traffic-circle." Details are available on the Traffic Pattern Changes page.

The Ridges is located near coordinates B-5 and D-8 on the campus map. It is on the hill across the Hocking River from the West Green. This part of the Athens Campus was previously the Athens Mental Health Center, a regional psychiatric hospital.

More information about the Ridges, as a whole, including various aspects of its history, can be found online in various locations:

State of Ohio Publications

Alden Libraries' Government Documents staff maintain an annotated list of historical State of Ohio Publications that mention the Ridges, at http://www.library.ohiou.edu/govdocs/ridges.html.

Campus Archives Photo Collection

The University Archives project on Campus Buildings includes historical photos of The Ridges at http://media.library.ohiou.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/archives&CISOPTR=839

Asylum and Community: Connections Between the Athens Lunatic Asylum and the Village of Athens 1867-1893

The 2004 Ph.D. Dissertation of Katherine K. Ziff, with the title above, is available online with full text and images, linked from http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1091117062

Numerical Order Listing

Many of the buldings on The Ridges have traditionally been identified by number (e.g., "Building 22"). The numerical assignments listed here are all 200 + the traditional building number.

201. Lin Hall - Kennedy Museum of American Art
205. Facilities Management Movers Building
207. Research and Office Building
208. Mail Service Building
209. Surplus Storage Building
219. Facilities Planning Building
220. Technology and Enterprise Building
221. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs
222. ILGARD and Environmental Studies
223. Ridges Auditorium
225. Konneker Research Laboratories
227. Child Development Center
233. Ridges Heating Plant
234. Ridges Maintenance Shop
237. Upholstery Shop Building
238. Duplex Rental Property
239. Duplex Rental Property

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Alphabetical Order Listing

227. Child Development Center
238. Duplex Rental Property
239. Duplex Rental Property
205. Facilities Management Movers Building
219. Facilities Planning Building
222. ILGARD and Environmental Studies
225. Konneker Research Laboratories
201. Lin Hall - Kennedy Museum of American Art
208. Mail Service Building
207. Research and Office Building
223. Ridges Auditorium
233. Ridges Heating Plant
234. Ridges Maintenance Shop
209. Surplus Storage Building
220. Technology and Enterprise Building
237. Upholstery Shop Building
221. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs