Yates Field House

Yates Field House
Yates Field House is located in the District of Columbia
Yates Field House
Yates Field House
Location within Washington, D.C.
Yates Field House is located in the United States
Yates Field House
Yates Field House
Location within the United States
Location3700 O Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′33″N 77°04′36″W / 38.90917°N 77.07667°W / 38.90917; -77.07667
OwnerGeorgetown University
OperatorGeorgetown University
Construction
Broke ground1977
OpenedJuly 30, 1979
Renovated1987, 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.

  1. ^ "Yates Field House Opens at Georgetown". The Washington Post. August 2, 1979. p. DC4 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Randolph, Katherine (December 6, 2018). "Kehoe Field Renovation Project Set to Begin in 2019". The Georgetown Voice. Washington, D.C. Retrieved September 28, 2020.