Hinchliffe Stadium

Hinchliffe Stadium
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Former namesHinchliffe City Stadium
AddressMaple and Liberty Streets
Paterson, New Jersey
Coordinates40°55′6″N 74°10′52″W / 40.91833°N 74.18111°W / 40.91833; -74.18111
OwnerPaterson Board of Education
Capacity10,000 (1932–2023)
7,500 (2023–present)
Acreage5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
SurfaceVarious
Construction
Built1931–1932
Renovated1963–1964, 1983, 2021–2022
Closed1997
Reopened2023
ArchitectOlmsted Brothers
Tenants
Paterson Giants (IFL) 1932–1933
Paterson Night Hawks (I) 1932–1933
Silk City Bears (I) 1932
New York Black Yankees (NNL II)
1933–1935, 1937–1938
New York Cubans (NNL II) 1935–1936
Paterson Panthers (AA)
1936–1941, 1946–1950
New Jersey Jackals (FL) 2023–present
Hinchliffe Stadium
Architectural styleArt Deco with Mission style elements
NRHP reference No.04000223[1]
NJRHP No.4234[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2004 (local significance error)[3][4]
Designated NHLMarch 11, 2013[2]
Designated NJRHPJanuary 27, 2004

Hinchliffe Stadium (/ˈhɪn.lɪf/) is a 7,500-seat stadium located in Paterson, New Jersey.[5] The stadium is located atop the Great Falls of the Passaic River, and is part of the surrounding National Historical Park. The stadium, built in 1932, was closed in 1996 after years of neglect but reopened in 2023.

The stadium's primary user is the Paterson Board of Education, where it serves as a multipurpose facility for the city’s two high schools, Eastside High School and Kennedy High School. As of 2023, it also serves as the home stadium for the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Frontier League; the Jackals spent their previous 25 seasons playing at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey.

Hinchliffe Stadium was also used as the home of the New York Black Yankees of the Negro Leagues, and is one of four stadia still standing that hosted Negro League baseball games.[6][7]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. November 22, 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings April 2, 2004". Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ballparks of the Negro Leagues and Barnstorming Black Baseball Teams". Negro League Baseball Players Association. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  5. ^ "Hinchliffe Stadium: a National Historic Landmark | Built in 1932". hinchliffestadium. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Mallinconico, Joe (May 15, 2013). "After three-year battle, Paterson's Hinchliffe Stadium gets local historic status". Patterson Press. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Salant, Jonathan D. (December 12, 2014). "Congress adds N.J. stadium where Negro League stars played to Paterson national park". NJ.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.