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Notre Dame Fieldhouse

Notre Dame, IN

Opened: April 1, 1898

Closed: June 30, 1983

Notre Dame Fieldhouse was a 4,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Notre Dame, Indiana. It opened in 1898 and was demolished in 1983. A monument marks the site.

It was home to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball team. It was no longer used for athletics after the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce Center opened in 1968. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a special University convocation in the fieldhouse on December 9, 1935.

The original Notre Dame Fieldhouse was built in April 1898 under the University's president, Rev. Andrew Morrissey. However, in 1899 the Fieldhouse burned down. Father Morrissey quickly ordered that the Fieldhouse be rebuilt and made fireproof.

The Fieldhouse was used as the home of Notre Dame Athletics for seventy years. Not only was the Fieldhouse used for basketball, but also football practice, pep rallies, track and field, the Bengal Bouts boxing tournament, commencement and much more.

After the Athletic & Convocation Center was built in 1968, the Old Fieldhouse was no longer needed for athletics, and it was turned over to the art department to use for studio projects.

The Old Fieldhouse was demolished in spring 1983. Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, the president of the university, decided that the space would be used as a pedestrian space to further beautify the campus. Where the Notre Dame Fieldhouse used to be there is now the Clarke Memorial Fountain (a memorial to honor those who gave their lives in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War -- it was built in 1986) and the marker in the corner of the quad. The space is known as the Fieldhouse Mall.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 2, 1968	Creighton @ Notre Dame	68 - 73
Feb 17, 1968	Bradley @ Notre Dame	61 - 64
Feb 13, 1968	St. Johns @ Notre Dame	83 - 81
Feb 6, 1968	DePaul @ Notre Dame	85 - 91
Jan 17, 1968	Butler @ Notre Dame	77 - 82
Jan 10, 1968	Detroit @ Notre Dame	63 - 83
Dec 11, 1967	SMU @ Notre Dame	59 - 79
Mar 4, 1967	Creighton @ Notre Dame	59 - 84
Feb 20, 1967	Western Michigan @ Notre Dame	68 - 73
Feb 18, 1967	Bradley @ Notre Dame	94 - 89