Ramsey Center

Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center
"The Lair"
Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center
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Location92 Catamount Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723 USA
Coordinates35°18′13″N 83°10′56″W / 35.3037°N 83.1823°W / 35.3037; -83.1823
OwnerWestern Carolina University
OperatorWestern Carolina University
Capacity7,826 (basketball)
8,556 (concerts)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1982
OpenedApril 10, 1986
Construction cost$16.3 million
($45.3 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectCrain & Anderson, Inc.
Foy & Lee Associates[2]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore[3]
Tenants
Western Carolina Catamounts
(men's and women's basketball & volleyball)

The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is a 7,826-seat multi-purpose arena in Cullowhee, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts basketball and volleyball teams. It is also named "The Lair". It is a state owned facility (by the University) and offers the largest seating capacity inside the CharlotteAtlantaKnoxville triangle.[4]

In addition to the arena, the Ramsey Center includes five racquetball courts, two basketball courts, a walking/jogging track, and lighted outdoor rollerblade/skateboard facilities for students.

Features not in use at this time include an indoor firing range and an outdoor-lighted ice skating facility.

  1. ^ 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. ^ "Board of Trustees Meeting". Western Carolina University. August 26, 1981. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Arenas". Walter P Moore. Archived from the original on July 8, 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Entertainment". Western Carolina University. Retrieved April 28, 2012.