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How much did Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium at UMass Amherst cost to build?

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is the 17,000-seat football stadium of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in Hadley, Massachusetts. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and built by H.J. Madore Company, it was begun in 1964 and opened on 25 September 1965 at a reported cost of $1.4 million; it was renamed in 1984 after the athletic director Warren McGuirk. A renovation to bring it to FBS standards, finished for the 2014 season, was reported to have cost $34.5 million.

Reported project cost

$1.4 million

Cost basis: 1965

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, home to the Massachusetts Minutemen football team
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Reported project cost1965
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17,000 seats

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  1. 1964

    Construction started

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  2. 25 September 1965

    Opened or launched

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