Engel Stadium

Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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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.

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Location1130 East Third Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee
37403
Coordinates35°02′44″N 85°17′11″W / 35.04544°N 85.28628°W / 35.04544; -85.28628
OwnerUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga
OperatorThe Engel Foundation
Capacity12,000 (1930)
7,500 (1989)
5,997 (2000)
Field sizeLeft Field – 325 ft
Center Field – 471 ft
Right Field – 318 ft
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke ground1929
Opened1930
Renovated1988
Construction cost$150,000
ArchitectJames G. Gauntt
Main contractorsRogers & 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
Coordinates35°02′44″N 85°17′11″W / 35.04544°N 85.28628°W / 35.04544; -85.28628
Area6 acres (2 ha)
Built1930
NRHP reference No.09000954[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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.

People attend an event at Engel Stadium in Chattanooga in 2014

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