Dickey–Stephens Park
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| Location | 400 West Broadway Street North Little Rock, AR 72114 |
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| Coordinates | 34°45′19″N 92°16′21″W / 34.755215°N 92.272582°W |
| Owner | City of North Little Rock |
| Operator | Arkansas Travelers Baseball, Inc. |
| Capacity | Baseball: 7,300 (5,800 fixed seats)[4] |
| Field size | Left field – 332 feet (101 m) Left Center – 360 feet (110 m) Center Field – 400 feet (120 m) Right Center – 375 feet (114 m) Right field – 330 feet (100 m) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 30, 2005[1] |
| Opened | April 12, 2007 |
| Construction cost | $40.4 million ($59.4 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc.[3] Taggart Foster Currence Gary Architects, Inc. Witsell Evans Rasco |
| Structural engineer | Jaster-Quintanilla & Associates[3] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc.[3] |
| General contractor | Hensel Phelps/East-Harding[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Arkansas Travelers (Texas League) (2007–present) | |
Dickey–Stephens Park is a
History
The majority of the ballpark's cost—about 83%—was paid for by the public. On August 9, 2005, 54.3% of voters of North Little Rock approved a temporary 1% sales tax increase that funded $28 million of the cost from the two years the tax was collected. Another $5.6 million was to be raised from ballpark revenue. On the private side of the ledger, Warren Stephens made a financial contribution of $440,494 and a land donation valued at $6.3 million. Also, the North Little Rock City Beautiful Commission donated $15,000.[1]
The ballpark was designed by HKS, Inc. of Dallas, Texas while the general contractor was a joint venture of Hensel Phelps Construction of Austin, Texas and East-Harding Construction of Little Rock, Arkansas. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 30, 2005 with the actual construction beginning on January 26, 2006. The construction was completed on March 27, 2007, spanning over a period of 426 days.
The ballpark opened on April 12, 2007, where the
Gallery
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Entrance to the ballpark in December 2008 -
Field and grandstand from center field in July 2009 -
Field from grandstand behind home plate in July 2009
References
- ^ a b c d Knight, Graham (August 14, 2010). "Dickey-Stephens Park – Arkansas Travelers". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Arkansas Travelers Minor League Stadium Project Information". Reed Construction Data. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Dickey-Stephens Park". Arkansas Diamonds: The Ballparks of Arkansas and Their History. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Traub, Todd (July 27, 2007). "Remembering Mike Coolbaugh: Standing Salute". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Coolbaugh's Death Prompts MLB to Adopt Helmets for Base Coaches". ESPN. November 8, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2012.