Huey P. Long Field House

Huey P. Long Field House, on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was constructed in 1932. It was named for notable U.S. Senator and state governor Huey Long.[1] The field house is considered the original student union and included a post office, ballroom, gymnasium and also featured the largest swimming pool in the United States at the time.[2][3][4]

Huey P. Long Field House
Huey P. Long Field House on the LSU campus
General information
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates30°24′54″N 91°10′59″W
Completed1932
OwnerLouisiana State University
Design and construction
ArchitectWeiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth
Huey P. Long Fieldhouse
Part ofLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge (ID88001586)
Designated CPSeptember 15, 1988

The field house was home to the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers swimming and diving teams until the LSU Natatorium was built in 1985. The former LSU varsity hockey team used the field house as their home venue and the former LSU Tigers boxing team also held matches at the field house in addition to Parker Coliseum.

The building is currently the home of LSU's Department of Kinesiology and School of Social Work.[5]

In 2013, plans to renovate the field house were introduced.[6] In December 2018, LSU contracted two architecture firms to renovate the field house,[7] and construction is set to begin in 2020.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/fb/pdf/03fb347-364.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=5200
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2013-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/july-august/faded-relic-reporter.html
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "HP Long Fieldhouse Planning, LSU". Tipton Associates. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. "LSU awards contract for Huey P. Long Field House renovation". Baton Rouge Business Report. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. "Huey Long Field House Renovations". Abandoned Baton Rouge. Retrieved 2020-08-31.


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