Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Capacity | 6,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1884 |
Tenants | |
Washington Nationals (UA) (1884) |
The Capitol Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (I), was a baseball field in Washington, D.C. The grounds were the home field for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association during the league's only season in 1884. The grounds had a seating capacity of 6,000, and were where the Russell Senate Office Building stands today. The ball field was bounded by C Street NE (north); Delaware Avenue NE (west): B Street (now Constitution Avenue) NE (south); and First Street NE (east); a couple of blocks northeast of the Capitol building.
Coordinates: 38°53′34″N 77°00′25″W / 38.89278°N 77.00694°W