Memorial Field House arena seating map (1958)

Item Information

Title:
Memorial Field House arena seating map (1958)
Description:
This drawing shows a seating map of Springfield College's Memorial Field House. On the left and right side of the drawing, there are bleachers that will hold a total of 1504 people on the left and 1232 on the right side. In the center of the field house, a ramp is shown as well as two rectangles for seating to each hold 432 chairs. The top of the image says women and the bottom says men, and the right side of the drawing also shows a wrestling mezzanine. The map was created in 1958. The field house was originally used at the Sampson Naval Training Facility, a basic training facility, in Sampson, New York. In 1946, Springfield College qualified for it and the government disassembled and transported the building to Springfield College. The field house was opened on February 21, 1948. On that day the first basketball game was held in the new arena, with Springfield College playing Providence College. William R. Chase, a member of the first group of men to play basketball in 1891, tossed the ceremonial first ball. The building was divided into three sections: the Gymnasium area, the Arena area, and the Class and Game Room area. The Gymnasium area is 140 x 80 feet of permanent maple flooring and could accommodate 5 volleyball, or 9 badminton, or 3 basketball courts, or some combination of the three courts. The Arena area comprises 230 feet of open earth surface for field events and had the ability up to accommodate 4000 spectators at public events and basketball games. The Class and Game Room area has spaces for offices and temporary classrooms which could also be converted to specialized game rooms for boxing, wrestling, fencing, and calisthenics. The building was demolished in 1979 due to the fact that the wood arch could not meet minimum building code requirements. A new Physical Education Complex replaced the Memorial Field House, and was formally dedicated on October 30, 1981.
Date:
1958
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Memorial Field House
Springfield College--Buildings
Springfield College
Springfield (Mass.)
Maps
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Sports & recreation facilities
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10162
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg134-01-15-001
SC24894