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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Wharton Field House canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tri-Cities Blackhawks → homeArena → Wharton Field House ⓘ
Theodore Finley Wharton → hasPlaceNamedAfter → Wharton Field House ⓘ