Jones-Hill House

Jones-Hill House

Jones-Hill House
Interior facing south, 2018



Jones-Hill House
Interior facing north, 2017
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Former namesStudent Activities Building (1955–1956)
Location4095 Union Lane
College Park, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°59′16.6″N 76°56′48.1″W / 38.987944°N 76.946694°W / 38.987944; -76.946694
OwnerUniversity of Maryland
OperatorUniversity of Maryland
Construction
OpenedDecember 2, 1955
68 years ago
Construction cost$3.3 million
($37.5 million in 2024 [1]);
$196 million (renovation)[2]
ArchitectCannonDesign (renovation)
Tenants
Maryland Terrapins (NCAA) (1955–2002)
Capital Bullets (NBA) (1973)
Maryland Maniacs (IFL) (2010)
College Park  is located in the United States
College Park 
College Park 
College Park   is located in Maryland
College Park  
College Park  

The Jones-Hill House is an indoor collegiate sports training complex located on 14.5 acres (5.9 ha) of land on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, a suburb north of Washington, D.C.[3] Jones-Hill House is situated in the center of the campus, adjacent to Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, near Stamp Student Union and McKeldin Library. The building was constructed between 1952 and 1955 at a cost of $3.3 million ($37.5 million in 2024 [1]) and served for nearly 50 years as the home court of the Maryland Terrapins men's and women's basketball teams.[4] A multi-phase, $196 million renovation commenced in 2015 to transform the capacity 14,956-seat basketball arena into a 356,000-square-foot (33,100 m2) sports and academic complex that includes an indoor practice facility and operations center for the university's football program, a sports science and sports medical research center, and an incubator for entrepreneurs.[5] The facility was formerly named the William P. Cole Jr. Student Activities Building, commonly known as Cole Field House. In April 2021, the facility was renamed in honor of Billy Jones and Darryl Hill, the first Black men to integrate basketball and football at Maryland, respectively.[6]

The Jones-Hill House, the indoor practice facility and operations center for the Maryland Terrapins football team (Big Ten Conference), opened in 2017.[7] Though the facility is primarily used for football, it was also used for training by the school's men's and women's lacrosse teams [8] The second phase of renovation, which began in late-2017, includes the construction of a 196,000-square-foot (18,200 m2) addition to the complex.[3] This new structure will also include a space for the school’s Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Center for Sports Medicine, Health and Human Performance, a sports medicine education, investigation and clinical care center operated in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore.[7]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Cole Field House renovation increased to $196 million as project is expanded 'in scope' - Baltimore Sun". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. ^ a b "First steps approved for Cole Field House second phase".
  4. ^ "Building History". April 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Conversion of Cole Field House into indoor football facility is approved by Finance Committee (updated) – The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  6. ^ "Maryland unveils Jones-Hill House, newly minted football facility: 'This is the standard' - Baltimore Sun". Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. ^ a b Markus, Don. "Maryland officially opens new Cole Field House indoor practice facility". baltimoresun.com.
  8. ^ "Inside Lacrosse – View". www.insidelacrosse.com.