Nielsen Fieldhouse

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Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah
Opened	September 12, 1939
Construction cost	$175,000
Architect	Ashton and Evans Architects^[1]
Capacity	4,000
Tenants
University of Utah

The Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse was a multi-purpose arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. It opened in 1939. It was home to the University of Utah Utes basketball team prior to Jon M. Huntsman Center opening in 1969. In 1968, it hosted some games for the 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The building is now used as a fitness and recreation center.^[2]

[edit] References

^ "Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse" (HTML). University of Utah. 1998. http://students.arch.utah.edu/hba/htmlfiles/bldg029.html. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ "Campus Recreation Services - The Field House". University of Utah. http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/field_house/index.html. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

Coordinates: 40°45′40″N 111°50′56″W / 40.761248°N 111.848907°W / 40.761248; -111.848907

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Athletics	Utah Utes • Men's basketball • Football • Gymnastics • Pac-12 Conference

Campus	Block U • Fort Douglas • Hoberman Arch • Huntsman Center • Marriott Library • Nielsen Fieldhouse • Olympic Cauldron Park • Presidents Circle • Red Butte Garden • Research Park • Rice–Eccles Stadium

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