Facilities
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Location 5550 S University Ave Chicago, IL 60637 Map It! |
Description
An active membership or valid guest pass with a current adult member is required for access to the Henry Crown Field House. Activity spaces within the field house are available for recreational use during regular operating hours unless being used by scheduled departmental programs. For up-to-date schedules and closures please visit our online open recreation schedules.
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Henry Crown Field House was erected in 1932 as a single-story building. It originally served as an indoor practice facility with a dirt infield that was utilized for football and baseball practices. A track encircled the infield and a raised wood floor was used for basketball. In the late 1970s, the second floor was added on to the building and served as the main site of competition for indoor varsity teams.
Today, Henry Crown Field House primarily serves as a campus recreation center for students, staff and community members. The varsity indoor track and field teams host meets on the second floor during the winter sports season, the varsity wrestling practice room is located on the first floor, and the building is also a base for intramural and club sports programming. Many varsity teams practice in this facility during the winter (baseball, softball) or in inclement weather (football, soccer, lacrosse).
Henry Crown Field House Activity Spaces
- Fitness center with resistance and weight training equipment
- Cardio hallway including treadmills, ellipticals, rowers, and steppers
- 200-meter indoor track (polyurethane flooring system)
- 4 multi-purpose courts for basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, and tennis
- Astro-turfed multi-purpose room
- Functional training and selectorized machine rooms
- 5 squash courts (American-sized with international lines)
- 2 racquetball/handball courts (equipped to accommodate wallyball)