Freedom Hall

Opened in 1956

About Freedom Hall

Freedom Hall is recorded as an ABA arena in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 18,865. Its only tenant was Kentucky Colonels (ABA, 1971–1976).

Appears in

98th longest single tenancy (5 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
1st longest single tenancy (5 years) of the 14 longest on record in ABA arenas

Photo of Freedom Hall — Photo by Unknown author. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

18,865

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1956

Address

937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40209

Elevation

483 ft

147 m above sea level

Operator

Kentucky State Fair

Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Teams

Home seasons at Freedom Hall by team, 1956–1976. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Kentucky Colonels While based here: 6 seasons · 326-179 regular season · 6 postseason trips ABA · 1971–1976 Territory map on ImperialismMap Louisville Gardens 1968–1970 Freedom Hall 1971–1976	ABA	1971–1976

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Freedom Hall?

The capacity of Freedom Hall is 18,865.

When was Freedom Hall built?

Freedom Hall opened in 1956.

Who operates Freedom Hall?

Freedom Hall is operated by Kentucky State Fair.

Where did the Kentucky Colonels play before Freedom Hall?

Before moving to Freedom Hall in 1971, the Kentucky Colonels played at Louisville Gardens from 1968 to 1970.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 38.2003, -85.7419

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Cardinal Stadium	1956–2019	0.1 mi
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium	1998–	1.0 mi
Parkway Field		1.2 mi
Louisville Baseball Park		2.2 mi
Eclipse Park III	1902–1922	3.0 mi
Louisville Gardens	1905–	3.7 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Kentucky Colonels

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.