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Taylor Field (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

Coordinates: 34°12′58″N 91°59′29″W / 34.21611°N 91.99139°W / 34.21611; -91.99139
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Taylor Field
Taylor Field (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Taylor Field (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Taylor Field (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Taylor Field (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location1201 E. 16th St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates34°12′58″N 91°59′29″W / 34.21611°N 91.99139°W / 34.21611; -91.99139
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectSeligman, Mitchell
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
MPSNew Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.09001250[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

Taylor Field is a baseball stadium at 1201 East 16th Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The stadium was built in 1939–40 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration and a design by local architect Mitchell Seligman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The stadium played host until 1955 to minor league baseball teams, including the Pine Bluff Judges. Its grandstand has a capacity of about 1800, with another 600 in the bleachers. The field is 315 feet (96 m) down the foul lines and 390 feet (120 m) to center field.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Taylor Field". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-15.