Field house
Field house or fieldhouse is a common name for indoor sports arenas and stadiums, mostly used for college basketball, volleyball, or ice hockey. Additionally it is known to serve as a support building for various adjacent sports fields, i.e. locker room, team room, coaches' offices, etc. For places spelled "Field House" which refer to a residence owned by someone named Field, please see Field House (disambiguation).
This American English term dates from the 1890s.[1][2]
Notable field houses include:
United States
Alaska
- Baker Field House, Eielson Air Force Base
Arkansas
- Rhodes Fieldhouse, Harding University
California
- Firestone Fieldhouse, Pepperdine University
- Field House, California State University Dominguez Hills
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
- Enyart-Alumni Field House, Rollins College
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
- Al Glick Field House. University of Michigan
- Bowen Field House, Eastern Michigan University
- Ford Fieldhouse, Grand Rapids Community College
- GVSU Fieldhouse, Grand Valley State University
- Hedgcock Fieldhouse, Northern Michigan University
- Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University
- Oosterbaan Field House, University of Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
- Sapp Fieldhouse, University of Nebraska at Omaha
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Cone Fieldhouse, Willamette University
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Texas A&M-Commerce Field House, Texas A&M University–Commerce
- UTPA Fieldhouse, University of Texas-Pan American
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin Field House, University of Wisconsin–Madison
References
- Random House Dictionary: "1890–95, Americanism"
- "fieldhouse". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.: "First known use: 1895"
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