Wharton Field House

Opened in 1928

About Wharton Field House

Wharton Field House is recorded as an NBA arena in Moline, Illinois. It opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 6,000. Its only tenant was Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA, 1950–1951).

Venue Information

Capacity

6,000

Year Opened

1928

Location

Moline, Illinois 61265

Elevation

690 ft

210 m above sea level

Location 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.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	6,000
Basketball	7,250	Wikipedia
Volleyball	6,075	Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

Teams

Home seasons at Wharton Field House by team, 1928–1951. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Tri-Cities Blackhawks While based here: 2 seasons · 54-78 regular season · 1 postseason trip NBA · 1950–1951 Territory map on ImperialismMap Wharton Field House 1950–1951 Milwaukee Arena 1952–1955 All 7 home venues of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks Wharton Field House 1950–1951 Milwaukee Arena 1952–1955 Kiel Auditorium 1956–1968 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 1969–1971 Omni Coliseum 1972–1996 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 1997–1999 State Farm Arena 2000–present	NBA	1950–1951

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 Wharton Field House?

The capacity of Wharton Field House is 6,000.

When was Wharton Field House built?

Wharton Field House opened in 1928.

Where did the Tri-Cities Blackhawks play after Wharton Field House?

After leaving Wharton Field House in 1951, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks moved to Milwaukee Arena in 1952. They played there until 1955.

Sources

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

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 3 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, volleyball layout.

Location

Coordinates: 41.4918, -90.5106

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Douglas Park		3.7 mi
Iowa Field	1890–1929	54 mi
Kinnick Stadium	1929–	55 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

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