Selby Field

Selby Field, usually referred to simply as Selby, is the football, field hockey, track & field and lacrosse field at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops play.

Selby Field
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	OWU, Henry St., Delaware, Ohio
Coordinates	40°17′48″N 83°3′49″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Ohio Wesleyan University TR
NRHP reference No.	85000635[1]
Added to NRHP	March 18, 1985

Selby has a seating capacity of 9,100, with all seats falling between the 15-yard lines of the field. Its press box was lauded as the largest in Ohio outside of Ohio Stadium.

Built in 1929, the grandstands of Selby are two separate smooth-finished concrete structures which provide seating for 9,100.^[2]

Selby Field is located on South Henry Street, just east of the academic and administrative buildings of Ohio Wesleyan.

On March 18, 1985, Selby Field was added to the National Register of Historic Places. From 2012 through 2015, the Ohio Machine of Major League Lacrosse played home games at Selby Field.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. J. Williams (June 3, 1984). Ohio Historic Inventory: Selby Field.

External links

• Selby Field