Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW. The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Boundary Field, or National Park after the team that played there: the Washington Senators/Nationals. It was destroyed b…
Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW. The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Boundary Field, or National Park after the team that played there: the Washington Senators/Nationals. It was destroyed by a fire in 1911.
  • Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Elevation: 100 feet (30 m)
  • Owner: Washington Senators
  • Capacity: 27,000 (1911–1932) · 32,000 (1933–1947) · 28,085 (1948) · 29,731 (1949–1953) · 29,023 (1954–1957) · 28,669 (1958–1960) · 27,550 (1961)
  • Opened: July 24, 1911
  • Architect: Osborn Engineering
  • Former names: National Park · (1911–1922)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org