24,836 (November 23, 1944 North Side H.S. vs. Paschal H.S.)
Surface
artificial
Construction
Built
1938–1939
Opened
November 3, 1939
Renovated
2010
Construction cost
$400,000
Architect
Preston M. Geren
General contractor
General Construction Co., Fort Worth
Tenants
Fort Worth public schools (1939-present) Fort Worth Braves (1967-1971) Texas Wesleyan University football (2017-present) Fort Worth Vaqueros FC (2018-present)
Farrington Field ExteriorFarrington Field Grandstand
Farrington Field is an 18,500-capacity multi-use stadium located in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by Preston M. Geren, the stadium was financed with federal funds from the WPA and a local contribution from the school district. Designed in the PWA/Clssical style of moderne architecture, the stadium was completed in 1939 and was named in memory of E.S. Farrington, a long time superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School District. In 1986 local preservationists succeeded in preserving the stadium. The stadium is the 2nd largest in Fort Worth proper and is used mainly for football and track & field.[1]
In February 2021, the parking lots of the stadium were used to stage a drive-through COVID-19vaccination site.[2]
The field recently underwent a returfing along with the other FWISD owned football stadiums in 2022.
References
^Cohen, Judith Singer (1988). Cowtown Moderne : Art Deco Architecture of Fort Worth, Texas (1st ed.). College Station: Texas A & M University Press. pp. 177–178. ISBN 0-89096-313-4. OCLC 18556286.
^"Drive-Thru Vaccination Sites Open in Tarrant County". NBCDFW.com. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
External links
Information at Texas Bob - Football stadiums
Background at Fort Worth Architecture
Farrington Field lives on as a visionary's legacy from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Fort Worth Independent School District
Dr. Kent Paredes Scribner, Superintendent - Jacinto Ramos, Jr., President of the Board of Education
