Harvard Stadium
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena
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| Completed in: | 1903 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, North America |
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| Address: | Soldiers Field Road |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 42° 22' 0.00" N 71° 7' 36.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 30 898 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 14 November 1903 | First game played against Dartmouth University. |
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| 1916 And 1920 | Site of olympic trials for the US track & field team. |
| 1951 | Removal of the end zone stands. |
| 1984 | Renovation. |
Notes
The seating capacity prior to removal of end zone stands was 57,166.
First massive reinforced concrete structure and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics. Horse shoe shaped with classical elements.
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0022093 |
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| Created: | 05/07/2006 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |