  Yates Field House Location within Washington, D.C.  Yates Field House Location within the United States | |
| Location | 3700 O Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′33″N 77°04′36″W / 38.90917°N 77.07667°W |
| Owner | Georgetown University |
| Operator | Georgetown University |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1977 |
| Opened | July 30, 1979 |
| Renovated | 1987, 2002, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $7.5 million (equivalent to $31.49 million in 2023) |
| Website | |
| yatesfieldhouse.com | |
Yates Field House is a recreation and intramural sports complex at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It was built in the late 1970s largely underground, on the site of the university's football stadium, with a replacement AstroTurf field installed on top of it.
The four-level, 142,000-square foot facility includes several racket courts, basketball courts, a 200-meter jogging track and 25-meter, eight-lane indoor swimming pool, along with exercise rooms, weight rooms, locker rooms, saunas and a half-acre dance area. The facility was named for the Rev. Gerard F. Yates, a Georgetown faculty member.[1]
Problems with the unusual roof arrangement — including torn artificial turf, pooling rainwater and interior leaks — have led to major renovations in 1987, 2002 and 2019, and periodic calls for Yates to be replaced.[2] Because of problems with the playing surface, varsity teams have not used the rooftop Kehoe Field since 2002, and even intramural and recreational users were barred from the roof in 2016.
- ^ "Yates Field House Opens at Georgetown". The Washington Post. August 2, 1979. p. DC4 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Randolph, Katherine (December 6, 2018). "Kehoe Field Renovation Project Set to Begin in 2019". The Georgetown Voice. Washington, D.C. Retrieved September 28, 2020.