Engel Stadium
Engel Stadium is a stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The stadium was built in 1930 and holds 12,000 people. It was the home of the Chattanooga Lookouts until 1999 when they moved to their current stadium, AT&T Field. The former Tennessee Temple University held its home games at Engel after the Lookouts left. Engel Stadium was named for longtime President of the Chattanooga Lookouts, Joe Engel.
The Joe | |
| Location | 1130 East Third Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403 |
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| Coordinates | 35.04544°N 85.28628°W |
| Owner | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Operator | The Engel Foundation |
| Capacity | 12,000 (1930) 7,500 (1989) 5,997 (2000) |
| Field size | Left Field – 325 ft Center Field – 471 ft Right Field – 318 ft |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1929 |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Renovated | 1988 |
| Construction cost | $150,000 |
| Architect | James G. Gauntt |
| Main contractors | Rogers & Leventhal |
| Tenants | |
| Chattanooga Lookouts, SL/SAL/SA (1930–1965, 1976–1999) Chattanooga Choo-Choos, NSL (1945–1946) Tennessee Temple University, NAIA (2000–2010) Howard High School, TSSAA (2010) | |
Engel Stadium | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Coordinates | 35.04544°N 85.28628°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| Built | 1930 |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000954 |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 2009 |
The ballpark is located at 1130 E. 3rd Street, at the corner of O'Neal Street, adjacent to the historic Fort Wood neighborhood, Norfolk Southern's DeButts Yard, and Erlanger Hospital.
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