Downing may refer to:
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Downing, Missouri
Downing is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 300. It is part of the Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Kirksville micropolitan area, Mic ...
, 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
Downing Hall was built in 1627 by the Pennant family near Whitford, Flintshire. It was later the home of Thomas Pennant, the naturalist, traveller and writer. It was partially destroyed in a fire in the early 20th century and afterwards left derel ...
, 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 an ...
, New York City, US, a sports stadium closed in 2002
People
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Downing (surname)
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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. H ...
(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, 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 minist ...
, 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
Schuyler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, ...
, 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, by the Downing Motor Company from 1913 to 1915. The Downing was offered as two models. The first was a two-passenger air-cooled V-twin engine of 13 hp. The second model wa ...
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 profe ...
, a University of Cambridge professorship
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Downing Professor of Medicine The Downing Professorship of Medicine was one of the senior professorships in medicine 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 original electo ...
, 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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