Lessing Field, Fairfield

Name: Lessing Field
Address: Fairfield, United States

#43 among attractions in Fairfield

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Lessing Field is a multi-purpose lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's lacrosse and soccer teams. Previously named Varsity Field it was renovated in 2002 including the installation of high-durability sod, a new irrigation and drainage systems, new lights for night games and new stands with capacity for 600 fans. Lessing Field is named in honor of Stephen Lessing '76, a former member of the Fairfield Stags men's tennis team and current member of the Fairfield University Board of Trustees whose generosity allowed for the stadium renovations. ()

Opened: 2003 (21 years ago)Capacity: 600Coordinates: 41°9'42"N, 73°15'30"W

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Lessing Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield University, David Ogden House.

1.1 miS
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield
30 min walk • The Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary, also known as Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary or simply Birdcraft Sanctuary, in Fairfield, Connecticut is the oldest private songbird sanctuary in the United States. It was established in 1914 by Mabel Osgood Wright.
~1830 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield
9 min walk • The Fairfield University Art Museum, formerly the Bellarmine Museum of Art, is an art museum located on the renovated lower level of Bellarmine Hall on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
~1030 ftS
Art museum, Museum, Universities and schools
Fairfield University, Fairfield
5 min walk • Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.
1 miW
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
David Ogden House, Fairfield
26 min walk • The David Ogden House is a historic house at 1520 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1750 as an integral saltbox. The house is an exceptional survivor of a typical mid 18th century Connecticut farmhouse. There is a massive central field stone chimney topped with brick.
~1060 ftS
Church
St. Pius X Church, Fairfield
6 min walk • St. Pius X is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The present Colonial-style church was designed by J. Gerald Phelan.
~1830 ftSE
Museum, Art gallery
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield
9 min walk • The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
~440 ftS
City hall
Former Norwalk City Hall, Norwalk
3 min walk • The former Norwalk City Hall, located in South Norwalk was built in 1912. The building has since been added, on March 23, 1995, to the National Register of Historic Places. Norwalk's city hall is now located at 125 East Avenue.
1.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Fairfield Historic District, Fairfield
34 min walk • The Fairfield Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Fairfield, Connecticut, roughly along Old Post Road between U.S. Route 1 and Turney Road.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Division Street Historic District, Fairfield
21 min walk • The Division Street Historic District encompasses one of the best-preserved 19th-century residential areas of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
~940 ftE
Universities and schools
Fairfield University, Fairfield
5 min walk • Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.
~1090 ftSE
41°9'33"N • 73°15'22"W
DiMenna-Nyselius Library- Fairfield University, Fairfield
6 min walk • Library

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Which popular attractions are close to Lessing Field?

Nearby attractions include Former Norwalk City Hall, Norwalk (3 min walk), Fairfield University, Fairfield (5 min walk), Fairfield University, Fairfield (5 min walk), St. Pius X Church, Fairfield (6 min walk).