Downing may refer to:
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Downing, Missouri
Downing is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 300. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Although not being laid out as a town until 1872, the Downing ar ...
, US, a city
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Downing, Wisconsin
Downing is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Bordering St. Croix County to the west, the village is otherwise surrounded by the Town of Tiffany. The population was 265 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Downing is located at (4 ...
, US, a village
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Downing Park (Newburgh, New York)
Downing Park is the largest of several public parks in the city of Newburgh, New York, United States. The park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who gave the design to the city on the condition it wo ...
, US, a public park
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Downing, Flintshire, Wales
Buildings
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Downing Centre
The Downing Centre is a major heritage-listed former department store and now courthouse complex in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It features state government courts, including the Local Court, the District Court, and a law library know ...
, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a major courthouse complex
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Downing Hall, near Whitford, Flintshire, Wales
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Downing House (disambiguation) Downing House may refer to:
* T. B. Downing House, Palo Alto, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Santa Clara County
* Rogers–Downing House, Andover, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP
* Downing House (Memphis ...
, various houses on the US National Register of Historic Places
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Downing Stadium
Downing Stadium, previously known as Triborough Stadium and Randall's Island Stadium, was a 22,000-seat stadium in New York City. It was renamed Downing Stadium in 1955 after John J. Downing, a director at the New York City Department of Parks a ...
, New York City, US, a sports stadium closed in 2002
People
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Downing (surname)
Downing is an Irish and English surname. In Ireland it is anglicized of the Gaelic ''Ó Duinnín''.
List of people surnamed Downing
* Antoinette Downing (1904–2001), Rhode Island architectural historian and preservationist
* Andrew Jack ...
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Downing Gray
Albert Downing Gray (born 1938) is an American amateur golfer.
Gray played college golf at Florida State University, where he once won seven straight tournaments. He played in the Masters Tournament seven times, twice finishing as low amateur. ...
(born 1938), American amateur golfer
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Downing Vaux
Downing Vaux (November 14, 1856 – May 15, 1926) was an American landscape architect. Vaux was one of the eleven founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in 1899.
Career
Born to Calvert Vaux, a noted architect ...
(1856–1926), American landscape architect
Transportation
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Downing Street
Downing Street is a street in Westminster in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Situated off Whitehall, it is long, and a few minutes' walk ...
, London, UK
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Downing Street, George Town
Downing Street is a minor side street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the few places worldwide that share an identical name with London's famous Downing Street, where the official residence of the British prime minis ...
, Penang, Malaysia
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Downing station
Downing station, also known as the Depot Museum, is a historic train station located at Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was built in 1872 by the Keokuk & Western Railroad. It is a one-story, frame building with board and batten siding. T ...
, Downing, Missouri, US, a train station on the National Register of Historic Places
* Downing Motor Company, which manufactured the
Downing-Detroit
The Downing-Detroit was a cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of governme ...
cyclecar from 1913 to 1915
Other uses
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Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 650 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to Cambridge University between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the olde ...
, UK
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Downing baronets
The Downing Baronetcy was a title in the Baronetage of England and Ireland. It was created on 1 July 1663 for the Irish soldier, statesman and diplomat Sir George Downing, after whom Downing Street in London is named. The third baronet left hi ...
, an extinct title in the Baronetage of England
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Clayton Downing Middle School
Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas (USA) covering all of Lewisville, The Colony, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Flower Mound, ...
, Flower Mound, Texas, US
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Downing Professor of the Laws of England
The Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge.
The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The profes ...
, a University of Cambridge professorship
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Downing Professor of Medicine, a University of Cambridge professorship
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Downings
Downings or Downies () is a ''Gaeltacht'' village and townland on the Rosguill peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is on the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the north coast of Ireland.
Name
As the village is in a ''Gaeltacht'' district ...
, County Donegal, Ireland, a village and townland
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