Hicks Field
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Hicks Field is a baseball park on about three and a half acres at East Freemason and Woodard Streets in Edenton, North Carolina, beside John A. Holmes High School. Six contributing and three noncontributing resources make up the district. The core was built in 1939-1940: a wooden grandstand seating about 530 under a metal roof carried by laminated columns and trusses, the diamond, an eight-foot wooden outfield fence, and a frame field house. Two poured-concrete dugouts were added in 1947. Lights, a refreshment stand and a scoreboard are later additions. The field was listed for its role in recreation and entertainment between 1939 and 1952. Beginning in 1940, minor league clubs from Reading, Pocomoke City, Lancaster and Binghamton held spring training here, and exhibition games drew attention from the local press and large crowds. The field also served local and regional teams and the high school, and it still hosts baseball today.
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| Period of significance | 1939 - 1952 |
|---|---|
| Styles | No style (diamond and fields); other: columns and truss (grandstand); functional (fieldhouse and dugouts) |
| Areas of significance | Entertainment/Recreation |
| Acreage | 3.5 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Hicks Field (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.