Huey P. Long Field House, Baton Rouge

Name: Huey P. Long Field House
Address: Baton Rouge, United States

#58 among attractions in Baton Rouge

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Huey P. Long Field House, on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was constructed in 1932. It was named for notable U.S. Senator and state governor Huey Long. The field house is considered the original student union and included a post office, ballroom, gymnasium and also featured the largest swimming pool in the United States at the time. ()

Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 30°24'51"N, 91°11'1"W

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South Baton Rouge (LSU)Baton Rouge United States

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Huey P. Long Field House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Park Golf Course, Tiger Stadium, Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Alex Box Stadium.

1.6 miNE
Golf
City Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge
41 min walk • City Park Golf Course is a public golf course in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was the first public golf course and the city's only public course until the mid-1950s. The short, 34-par, nine-hole course was completed in 1926 and officially opened in 1928.
~870 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge
5 min walk • Tiger Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the campus of Louisiana State University. It is the home stadium of the LSU Tigers football team. Prior to 1924, LSU played its home games at State Field, which was located on the old LSU campus in Downtown Baton Rouge.
~310 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge
2 min walk • The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. It is home to the Louisiana State University Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball teams, the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team and the LSU Tigers women's volleyball team.
0.6 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge
16 min walk • Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team.
~1190 ftNE
Music venue, Nightlife
Greek Theatre, Baton Rouge
6 min walk • The Greek Theatre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is located on the campus of Louisiana State University. It opened in 1925 with seating for approximately 3,500. It was built to hold the entire university population and was once the location of major university assemblies.
0.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Magnolia Mound Plantation, Baton Rouge
22 min walk • The Magnolia Mound Plantation House is a French Creole house constructed in 1791 near the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Many period documents refer to the plantation as Mount Magnolia.
~540 ftNE
Archaeological site
LSU Campus Mounds, Baton Rouge
3 min walk • The LSU Campus Mounds or LSU Indian Mounds are two Native American mounds, likely of the Archaic Period, on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 20 feet tall mounds are commonly thought to be more than 5,000 years old, and one estimate places them at 11,300 years old.
0.6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Swine Palace, Baton Rouge
15 min walk • Swine Palace is a non-profit professional theatre company associated with the Louisiana State University Department of Theatre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The theatre companies home is located in the Reilly Theatre on the campus of LSU.
~1460 ftE
Tower
Memorial Tower, Baton Rouge
8 min walk • Memorial Tower, or the Campanile as it is sometimes called, is a 175-foot clock tower in the center of Louisiana State University's campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
0.5 miSE
Neo-renaissance architecture
LSU Honors College, Baton Rouge
14 min walk • The Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College is an academic community at Louisiana State University. Housed in the heritage-listed French House, it was founded in 1992 as the LSU Honors College, and renamed in December 2014.
~580 ftSW
Nature and wildlife, Park
Mike the Tiger, Baton Rouge
3 min walk • Mike the Tiger is the mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and serves as the graphic image of LSU sports. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots.

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Nearby attractions include Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge (2 min walk), LSU Campus Mounds, Baton Rouge (3 min walk), Mike the Tiger, Baton Rouge (3 min walk), Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge (5 min walk).

Huey P. Long Field House, Baton Rouge

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