"On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium. Up to that point, the Dodgers were playing at Washington Park, which was named due to the land's usage as a headquarters for General George Washington during the Battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary Ward."
"Ebbets believed Washington Park, or any of their other fields, would not be suitable for the game of baseball he wanted his team to play. It was a wooden structure and subject to significant maintenance and fire risks. The new stadium would be built with concrete and steel, along with 23,000-seats. Although the stadium did not have that may seats when it opened, it was later expanded and changed multiple times, peaking at 35,000 seats, and sitting 32,000 in the ballpark's last season."
"The construction for the stadium began on March 14, 1912 and took just more than one year to complete. Ebbets also announced the ballpark would be named after himself, giving it the name Ebbets Field. The stadium, which was designed by Clarence Randall Van Buskirk and built by Castle Brothers, Inc., cost $750,000 to build at the time, which is more than $22 million today."
Charles Ebbets purchased 4.5 acres in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn on Jan. 2, 1912, to build a new stadium. The Dodgers previously played at Washington Park and several earlier fields, but Washington Park's wooden construction posed maintenance and fire risks. Construction began March 14, 1912, using concrete and steel, and the facility was named Ebbets Field. The stadium cost $750,000 to build and originally planned for 23,000 seats, later expanded to a peak of 35,000 and seating 32,000 in its final season. Ebbets Field opened April 5, 1913, hosted other sports and events, and staged its first night game June 15, 1938.
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