How much did Ohio Stadium cost to build?
Ohio Stadium is the horseshoe-shaped football stadium of Ohio State University in Columbus, designed by architect Howard Dwight Smith in 1918 and built from the groundbreaking on 3 August 1921 by E. H. Latham Company of Columbus for its opening on 7 October 1922, its original capacity being 66,210 and the largest poured-concrete structure in the world on completion. Wikipedia says the stadium was built at a construction cost of USD 1.34 million and a total cost of USD 1.49 million, funded by a public-subscription Stadium Campaign that raised USD 975,001 of honored pledges.
Reported project cost
$1.34 million
Cost basis: 1922
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1922
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- Capacitylibrary.osu.edu
- 66,210 seats
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