Hinchliffe Stadium was built as a New Deal project, in 1932-34, laid out by Olmsted Brothers and designed by Fanning and Shaw.  The stadium was the site of the final meeting of the 1934 Paterson Labor Strike. The New York Black Yankees team of the Negro League used the stadium for 12 seasons beginning in 1933; in 1936 it was also used by the New York Cubans team. The stadium is one of only a few Negro League baseball stadiums of note still standing. Now owned by the school district, the structure has been closed since 1997 and is deteriorating due to a lack of maintenance.

The Trust grant will help fund the preparation of a preservation plan that will identify preservation priorities and potential costs, in anticipation of future repair and restoration.

For more information, visit: http://www.hinchliffestadium.org