Stuart Field

For the Scottish village, see Stuartfield.
Stuart Field
Football game in 1913. (Click to enlarge.)
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
OwnerPurdue University
OperatorPurdue University
OpenedApril 16, 1892
Closed1940
Tenants
Purdue Boilermakers football (1892–1924)
Purdue Boilermakers baseball (1892–1939)[1]

Stuart Field was a stadium at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It was the home field of the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1892 until 1924 when Ross–Ade Stadium opened.[2] Purdue's baseball team continued to play at Stuart Field until 1939. The Elliott Hall of Music is located at Stuart Field's former site,[1] while the west grand stand of the field was adjacent to the Purdue Armory.[3]

The field was dedicated on April 16, 1892,[4] and named for Charles B. and William V. Stuart, two brothers who served on the university's board of trustees.[5] Originally a seven-acre[5] (2.8 ha) field with 800 seats,[4] by the 1910s it was expanded to twice that area[5] and a seating capacity of 5,000.[6] Stuart Field was also used for special events, including a biplane demonstration on June 13, 1911, which attracted 17,000 spectators.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Lambert Field (Baseball)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Old Oaken Bucket". Purdue University Libraries - Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "1920s aerial photograph of Stuart Field and the Purdue Armory". Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Stone, Winthrop E. (January 12, 1900). "Report on Athletics at Purdue University". The Twenty-Fifth Report of Purdue University. Indianapolis: Wm. R. Burford. p. 36. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Purdue Reamer Club (2002). A University of Tradition: The Spirit of Purdue. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-55753-191-9. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Kriebel, Robert C. (2009). Ross-Ade: Their Purdue Stories, Stadium, and Legacies. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-55753-522-1. Retrieved March 19, 2012.