Barton Hall
Field house in Ithaca, New York, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Barton Hall (disambiguation).
Barton Hall is an on-campus field house on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is the site of the school's indoor track facilities, ROTC offices and classes, and Cornell Police. For a long time, Barton Hall was the largest unpillared room in existence. The interior of the building covers almost 2 acres (8,100 m2), and includes a 1/8 mile (200m) indoor track.[1]
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Former names | New York State Armory and Drill Hall (to 1940) |
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Location | Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 |
Coordinates | 42.4460°N 76.4808°W / 42.4460; -76.4808 |
Owner | Cornell University |
Operator | Cornell University |
Capacity | 4,800 |
Surface | Recaflex track surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1914 |
Opened | 1915 |
Architect | Lewis F. Pilcher |
Tenants | |
Cornell University Big Red (indoor track & field), Cornell ROTC, Cornell Police |
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