Robert Allison Fetzer Hall is a multi-purpose sport venue on the campus of
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...
in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipa ...
, United States. The building hosts several sport courts. The Fetzer Gyms A and B are used for basketball, volleyball, badminton and team handball.
History
On April 12, 1976, the university's trustees approved the building plans for a new facility on the site of the
Tin Can
A steel can, tin can, tin (especially in British English, Australian English, Canadian English and South African English), or can is a container made of thin metal, for distribution or storage of goods. Some cans are opened by removing the to ...
.
[ ] It was also revealed they were debating on what to do with the Tin Can: either move it to the east end of Fetzer Field or build a new facility like the Tin Can in that same location.
Prior to deciding on the future of the venue, the trustees wanted to see the cost estimates for moving the Tin Can.
The structure was finally demolished in 1977 to allow for the hall's construction.
[ ] The venue was removed with a
bulldozer
A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large tractor equipped with a metal #Blade, blade at the front for pushing material (soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock) during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, ...
in early June.
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Fetzer Hall
Handball venues in the United States
North Carolina Tar Heels team handball
Indoor arenas in North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels sports venues
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