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

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Canada

Alberta

Nova Scotia

Ontario

References

  1. Random House Dictionary: "1890–95, Americanism"
  2. "fieldhouse". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.: "First known use: 1895"
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