League Park
Also known as: League Park Center
Why it's listed
Only fragments remain of League Park, the Cleveland ballfield where the city's professional team played from 1891 to 1946. The surviving pieces are a two-story concrete and brick office building at Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street, built in 1908 to a design by architect Charles S. Schneider, and a 100-foot section of reinforced concrete lower-tier stands. The offices once held the Cleveland Baseball Company's executives, with ticket windows on the ground floor. The park began as a wooden grandstand built by streetcar owner Frank Robison and was rebuilt as a double-tiered steel and concrete stadium in 1909. It hosted players such as Cy Young, Napoleon Lajoie, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker, as well as the 1920 World Series won by Cleveland. After operations moved to Cleveland Stadium in 1946, most of the park was demolished. The office building now serves as a neighborhood center, and the grounds contain small diamonds and a swimming area.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the remnants hold a significant place in Cleveland and national major league baseball history. League Park was the home field of Cleveland's professional team from 1891 to 1946, and the office building housed the club's offices from 1908 until the late 1940s. It is the last remaining part of a large double-tiered ballpark where baseball greats played, including the 1920 World Series.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79001808, listed August 8, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Lexington and 66th Sts, Cleveland |
|---|---|
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| Listed | August 8, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001808 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1908-1946 |
| Architect / builder | Charles S. Schneider |
| Areas of significance | Social History |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The office building is used as a neighborhood center, the site holds small ball diamonds and a swimming area, and the locker and shower rooms under the stands are vacant and vandalized. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 41.51183, -81.64407 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79001808.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q870897
- This listing as JSON
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