Wharton Field House

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Wharton Field House is a historic multi-purpose arena in Moline, Illinois, best known as an early home venue of the NBA’s Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now the Atlanta Hawks).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association team
historic building
indoor arena
multi-purpose arena
architecturalStyle field house
category Buildings and structures in Rock Island County, Illinois
Indoor arenas in Illinois
Sports venues in Illinois
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerHomeArenaOf Tri-Cities Blackhawks
hasSurface hardwood court
heritageStatus historic sports venue
inception 1928
leagueUsedBy National Basketball Association
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Rock Island County, Illinois
location Moline, Illinois
namedAfter Theodore Finley Wharton
notableAs early home venue of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks
operator Moline-Coal Valley School District
ownedBy Moline-Coal Valley School District
partOf sports venues in the Quad Cities
primaryUse basketball venue
seatingCapacity approximately 6,000
sport basketball
volleyball
successor Atlanta Hawks
tenant Moline High School athletics
usedFor community events
concerts
high school sports

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Tri-Cities Blackhawks homeArena Wharton Field House