Arute Field Explained

Stadium Name:Arute Field
Location:1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Broke Ground:November 13, 1998[1]
Opened:November 11, 2000[2]
Owner:Central Connecticut State University
Operator:Central Connecticut State University
Surface:Field Turf
Construction Cost:$5 million
($ in dollars)
Architect:Bernard J. Lombardi[3]
General Contractor:LTC Construction
Tenants:Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (NCAA) (1969–present)
Connecticut Constitution (AUDL) (2012)
Seating Capacity:5,500 (2012–present)
3,000 (2000–2011)

Arute Field is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils Football and Men's and Women's Lacrosse teams.

The first incarnation of Arute Field was on land now occupied by the Elihu Burritt Library. The field was moved to its current location in the late 1960s. Jack Arute Sr., the owner of what was then one of the state's largest construction businesses, built the first field to bear his family's name.

The second incarnation of the stadium was built in 1970 and demolished in 1998. The third and current version of the stadium was built on the same site of the second one, and opened in November 2000.[2] Before the 2012 season, 2,500 seats were added to the east side of the stadium as well as a new state-of-the-art video board.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Football Complex Ceremony Is Today. Hartford Courant. November 13, 1998. September 16, 2013.
  2. News: Fix Your Eyes On This. Woody. Anderson. Hartford Courant. November 9, 2000. September 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Projects . Bernardi J. Lombardi . September 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915151105/http://lombardiarchitect.com/projects.cfm . September 15, 2013 .
  4. Web site: Football Set for Home Opener. Central Connecticut State Athletics. September 7, 2012. September 16, 2013.