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| Address | 4 Jersey Street[2] United States |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°20′46.5″N 71°5′51.9″W / 42.346250°N 71.097750°W |
| Public transit |   Framingham/Worcester Line at Lansdowne  Green Line at Kenmore and Fenway |
| Owner | Fenway Sports Group |
| Operator | Fenway Sports Group / Boston Red Sox |
| Capacity | 37,305 (day) 37,755 (night)[3] |
| Record attendance | 47,627 (September 22, 1935)[4] |
| Field size |
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| Surface | Kentucky Blue Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 25, 1911 |
| Opened | April 20, 1912 |
| Renovated | 1988, 2002–2011, 2017 |
| Expanded | 1934, 1946, 2002–2011, 2017, 2022 |
| Construction cost | US$650,000 ($20.5 million in 2023 dollars[5]) |
| Architect | James E. McLaughlin[6][7] |
| Structural engineer | Osborn Engineering Corp.[7] |
| General contractor | Charles Logue Building Company, Coleman Brothers, Inc.[7] |
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Fenway Park | |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000069[8] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 2012 |
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, less than one mile from Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934,[9] and underwent major renovations and modifications in the 21st century. It is the oldest active ballpark in MLB.[10] Because of its age and constrained location in Boston's dense Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood, the park has many quirky features, including "The Triangle", Pesky's Pole, and the Green Monster in left field. It is the fifth-smallest among MLB ballparks by seating capacity, second-smallest by total capacity, and one of nine that cannot accommodate at least 40,000 spectators.
Fenway has hosted the World Series 11 times, with the Red Sox winning six of them and the Boston Braves winning one.[note 1] Besides baseball games, it has also been the site of many other sporting and cultural events including professional football games for the Boston Redskins, Boston Yanks, and the Boston Patriots; concerts; soccer and hockey games (such as the 2010 NHL Winter Classic); and political and religious campaigns.
On March 7, 2012 (Fenway's centennial year), the park was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[11][12] It is a landmark at the end of the Boston Irish heritage trail. Former pitcher Bill Lee has called Fenway Park "a shrine".[13] It is a pending Boston Landmark, which will regulate any further changes to the park.[14] The ballpark is considered to be one of the most well-known sports venues in the world and a symbol of Boston.[15]
- ^ "Fenway Park: Home of the Red Sox | Boston Red Sox". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
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- ^ Moore, Gerry (September 23, 1935). "Record crowd near 49,000 jams Fenway Park". Boston Globe. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Turner, Greg (March 7, 2012). "Fenway Park Hits National Register of Historic Places". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Fenway Park". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties:IES: 3/05/12 through 3/09/12". National Park Service. March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Facts and Figures". MLB.com.
- ^ J.M. Soden (July 19, 2011). "Major League Baseball's five oldest ballparks". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Swasey, Benjamin (April 20, 2012). "Red Sox, City Celebrate Fenway's 100th". WBUR. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Reidy, Chris (March 7, 2012). "Fenway Park Is Listed in the National Register Of Historic Places". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Writers Speaking About the Books They Write". The Great Fenway Park Writers Series. 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Fenway Park". bostonpreservation.org. 2 May 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "When Baseball Meets Football: Boston and Liverpool". BBC. October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
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