Wisconsin Field House

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = The Wisconsin Field House| nickname =


location = 1450 Monroe St
Madison, WI 53711
broke_ground = September 26, 1929
opened = December 13, 1930
closed =
demolished =
owner = Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
operator = Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
surface =
construction_cost= $434,000
architect = Arthur Peabody
former_names = | tenants = Wisconsin Badgers
(Volleyball & Wrestling)| seating_capacity = 11,500| The Wisconsin Field House (commonly known as the UW Fieldhouse) is a 11,500 -seat multi-purpose arena in Madison, Wisconsin. Designed by Wisconsin State Architect Arthur Peabody in consultation with Paul Cret of the firm of Laird and Cret, the arena opened in 1930. It was home to the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team before they moved to Kohl Center; currently the building is used by the volleyball and wrestling teams. The Wisconsin volleyball team got its first ever sellout on October 21, 2007 to watch the Badgers play No. 1 Penn State. The "W" crest at the top of the fieldhouse is the official emblem of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The fieldhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

References

* [https://www2.fpm.wisc.edu/ppnew/featurebldg/pdf/fieldhut.pdf "Field House"] construction details and historic photos

External links

* [http://uwbadgers.com/facilities/field_house/index_81.html The Fieldhouse on UWBadgers.com]
* [http://www.wibuilder.com/beholder/martzke.html Modern appreciation] from "Wisconsin Builder"