Butler Fieldhouse
Historic indoor arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, US. Built 1928. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Hinkle Fieldhouse is a basketball arena in the midwestern United States, located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Completed in early 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the U.S. until 1950. The facility was renamed in 1966 in honor of Butler's longtime coach and athletic director, Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle. The sixth-oldest college basketball arena still in use, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1987. Hinkle Fieldhouse is sometimes referred to as "Indiana's Basketball Cathedral."
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Butler University campus, 49th St., and Boulevard Pl., Indianapolis, IN |
| County | Marion County |
| Listed | Dec 22, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83003573 |
| Built | 1928 |
| Type of place | multi-purpose hall, building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Butler University campus, 49th St., and Boulevard Pl., Indianapolis, IN |
| Coordinates | 39.84357, -86.16735 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 102 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83003573. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.