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Eugene Civic Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
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| Object Name | Eugene Civic Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
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| View | National Register of Historic Places Registration Form |
| Alternate Name | Civic Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
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| Creator/Role | Graham Braden Smith (1896-1957)
West Coast Lumberman's Association (builder/contractor)
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| Creator | Smith, Graham B.
West Coast Lumberman's Association
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| Date | 1938-1938
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| City | Eugene
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| County | Lane
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| State/Province | Oregon
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| Country | United States
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| Site Detail | 2077 Willamette Street |
| Cataloger | Edward H. Teague |
| Object Type | architecture
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
recreation buildings
sports buildings
stadiums
open spaces
athletic fields
plans (orthographic projections)
floor plans
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| Signficance | National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2008) |
| Notes | Eugene Civic Stadium, popularly known as ��Civic" is located at 2077 Willamette Street, in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Civic was dedicated on October 21, 1938, and hosted its first event on October 28, 1938, when the annual Eugene-Corvallis High School football skirmish was played on the original clay and sawdust field. Designed predominantly for football and baseball, the site has traditionally served as a multipurpose facility. Hosting everything from soccer to rodeo, the Eugene Civic Stadium continues to serve the community. as home to the Eugene Emeralds, a minor-league baseball team, as well as the current home for local soccer league practices. (Nomination, section 7, page. 1). The wooden grandstand is an L-shaped structure designed by local Eugene architect Graham Braden Smith. Smith attended the University of Oregon from 1915 until 1919, later working for John Hunzicker in 1925. He became a partner in the firm in 1927, as did Truman E. Phillips in 1929, forming the firm of Hunzicker, Smith & Phillips. This partnership was dissolved in 1931, and Smith practiced alone for the remainder of his career. Smith was a member of the American Institute of Architects and is also known for Nyssa School at Nyssa, Oregon (built 1950), and the Guard Publishing Company building in Eugene (built 1952).(Nomination, section 7, page 2). - Located in Lane County, Eugene Civic Stadium is the only known example of a Depression Era ballpark left in the state of Oregon. Eugene Civic Stadium was built in 1938 on the east side of Willamette Street in Eugene, between 20th and 22nd Avenues. Built as a cooperative between the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Eugene Public School District No. 4, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civic Stadium is significant to the development of the nation's favorite pastime, and is one of the oldest extant ballparks in the United States. (Nomination, Section 8, page 1). |
| Creator Notes | Graham Braden Smith was born in Noblesville, Indiana, on September 8, 1896. He attended the University of Oregon (1915-1919) and was a World War I veteran. Smith returned to Indiana to work for Bass, Knowlton & Graham (Indianapolis, 1920) and Donald Graham (1921). He came back to Eugene, Oregon, in 1925 to work with John Hunzicker and partnered with that architect to form Hunzicker and Smith in 1927. Truman E. Phillips became a partner of the firm in 1929, forming Hunzicker, Smith & Phillips. From 1931 to 1956, Smith practiced alone. |
| Metadata Notes | Description of this work is based initially on documentation supplied by the image provider. It is often the case with gift slides that very little information is provided. Review and updating of descriptive information by the collection cataloger is ongoing. |
| Digital Collection | Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
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| File Name | Lane_Eugene_EugeneCivicStadium.pdf |
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