Jump to content

Palmer Stadium

Coordinates: 40°20′45″N 74°39′00″W / 40.345755°N 74.65003°W / 40.345755; -74.65003
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmer Stadium
Map
LocationPrinceton, NJ
OwnerPrinceton University
OperatorPrinceton University
Capacity42,000
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke groundJune, 1914
OpenedOctober 24, 1914
ClosedNovember 23, 1996
DemolishedWinter, 1997
ArchitectHenry J. Hardenburgh
Tenants
Princeton Tigers (Football & Track and Field) (1914–1996)
A souvenir postcard of Palmer Stadium in 1914.

Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team.[1] The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and was opened in 1914 with a game against Dartmouth. It closed in 1996 with a game against Dartmouth. Princeton Stadium was built on the site (albeit pushed slightly further north) in 1997. The building was named for Stephen S. Palmer, a trustee of the university, by his son, Edgar Palmer III. Like Harvard Stadium, it was horseshoe-shaped (which was modeled after the Greek Olympic Stadium), but was wider, including a full-sized track (around the football field) . It opened to the south (facing Lake Carnegie) and the grand main entrance was at the north.

It hosted the Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1981. From 1936 to its closing, the track's long-jump record was held by Jesse Owens.

Palmer Stadium also hosted the NFL's New York Giants for one exhibition game per year from 1965 -1975, the first ten years seeing them face the Philadelphia Eagles and then the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1975.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Levin, Anne. "Palmer Stadium – Memories Of A Magical Time". Princeton Magazine.
[edit]

40°20′45″N 74°39′00″W / 40.345755°N 74.65003°W / 40.345755; -74.65003