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Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1911. Its recorded capacity is 27,000.

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Griffith Stadium
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Key facts

Griffith Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1911. Its recorded capacity is 27,000. It is owned by Washington Senators and Washington Senators. It is operated by Washington Senators. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Washington Senators, Washington Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, Georgetown Hoyas, George Washington Colonials football, Maryland Terrapins wrestling, Washington Senators, Washington Senators, Washington Commanders, 1948 Maryland Terrapins football team, 1926 Georgetown Hoyas football team, 1928 Georgetown Hoyas football team, 1932 George Washington Colonials football team, 1936 George Washington Colonials football team.

Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
27,000
Opened
1911
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Washington Senators, Washington Senators
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium is at latitude 38.9175, longitude -77.020278, in Washington, D.C., United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Griffith Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude38.9175
Longitude-77.020278
CityWashington, D.C.
RegionWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Griffith Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. National Park (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Griffith Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
National ParkNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Griffith Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerWashington Senators1911 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerWashington SenatorsPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorWashington SenatorsPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Griffith Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Washington SenatorsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington Elite GiantsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Homestead GraysNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Georgetown HoyasNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
George Washington Colonials footballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Maryland Terrapins wrestlingNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington SenatorsNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
Washington SenatorsNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
Washington CommandersNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
1948 Maryland Terrapins football teamNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
1926 Georgetown Hoyas football teamNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
1928 Georgetown Hoyas football teamNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
1932 George Washington Colonials football teamNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource
1936 George Washington Colonials football teamNot mapped1911 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

36 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Griffith Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set27842026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Redskinsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Pilotsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Potomacsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)35183not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)35182not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set351852026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set351842026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set351832026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set351822026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35332026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35322026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35312026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35302026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35292026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35282026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNational Park2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317512026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317502026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317492026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317482026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317472026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set317462026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283902026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283892026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283882026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283872026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283862026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283852026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283842026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283832026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set283822026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721841072026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721841072026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleGriffith_StadiumGriffith Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Griffith Stadium (revision 1372184107). Wikidata item: Q5608924.

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