
Farrington Field is an 18,500-capacity multi-use stadium located in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
. Designed by
Preston M. Geren, the stadium was financed with federal funds from the WPA and a local contribution from the school district. Designed in the
PWA/Classical style of modern architecture, the stadium was completed in 1939 and was named in memory of E.S. Farrington, a long time superintendent of the
Fort Worth Independent School District. In 1986 local preservationists succeeded in preserving the stadium. The stadium is the 2nd largest in Fort Worth proper and is used mainly for
football
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and
track & field
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.
In February 2021, the parking lots of the stadium were used to stage a drive-through
COVID-19
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vaccination site.
The field recently underwent a returfing along with the other FWISD owned football stadiums in 2022.
References
External links
Information at Texas Bob - Football stadiumsfrom
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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History
In May 1905, Amon G. Car ...
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Sports venues completed in 1939
Art Deco architecture in Texas
American football venues in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
High school football venues in Texas
Sports venues in Fort Worth, Texas
1939 establishments in Texas
Fort Worth Independent School District