Field house or fieldhouse is an American English term for an indoor sports arena or stadium, mostly used for college basketball, volleyball, or ice hockey, or a support building for various adjacent sports fields, e.g. locker room, team room, coaches' offices, etc. The 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
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
- Enyart-Alumni Field House, Rollins College
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
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
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Frederickson Fieldhouse, Oklahoma City University
- Hamilton Field House, University of Central Oklahoma
- McCasland Field House, University of Oklahoma
Oregon
- Cone Fieldhouse, Willamette University
- McAlexander Fieldhouse, Oregon State University
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Canada
Alberta
Nova Scotia
- Dalplex Fieldhouse, Dalhousie University
Ontario
- Proctor Field House, Glendon College
- C.J. Sanders Field House, Lakehead University
References
- ↑ Random House Dictionary: "1890–95, Americanism"
- ↑ "fieldhouse". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.: "First known use: 1895"
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