Hinkle Fieldhouse

Opened in 1928

About Hinkle Fieldhouse

Hinkle Fieldhouse is recorded as an NBA arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 9,100. Former tenants include Indianapolis Jets (NBA, 1949) and Indianapolis Olympians (NBA, 1950–1953). It has also been known as Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1965).

Appears in

86th longest single tenancy (3 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas

Photo of Hinkle Fieldhouse — Photo by Peetlesnumber1. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

9,100

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1928

Address

510 West 49th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

Elevation

759 ft

231 m above sea level

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.

Teams

Home seasons at Hinkle Fieldhouse by team, 1928–1953. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Indianapolis Olympians While based here: 4 seasons · 132-137 regular season · 4 postseason trips NBA · 1950–1953 Territory map on ImperialismMap	NBA	1950–1953
Indianapolis Jets While based here: 1 season · 18-42 regular season · no postseason trips NBA · 1949 Territory map on ImperialismMap	NBA	1949

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 Hinkle Fieldhouse?

The capacity of Hinkle Fieldhouse is 9,100.

When was Hinkle Fieldhouse built?

Hinkle Fieldhouse opened in 1928.

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 24 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Hinkle Fieldhouse

1966 - Present

Current

Butler Fieldhouse

1928 - 1965

Location

Coordinates: 39.8436, -86.1672

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl	1928–	Same site
Corteva Coliseum	1939–	2.0 mi
Seventh Street Park		3.8 mi
Market Square Arena	1974–2001	5.3 mi
RCA Dome	1984–2008	5.5 mi
Gainbridge Fieldhouse	1999–	5.5 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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