J. P. Small Memorial Stadium
| Jacksonville's First Municipal Baseball Stadium | |
| Former names | J. P. Small Memorial Stadium (1985-Present) Barrs Field (1912–1926) Joseph E. Durkee Athletic Field (1926–1985) Myrtle Avenue Ball Park (local name) |
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| Location | 1701 Myrtle Avenue Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 30°20′47″N 81°40′30″W / 30.34639°N 81.67500°WCoordinates: 30°20′47″N 81°40′30″W / 30.34639°N 81.67500°W |
| Owner | City of Jacksonville |
| Operator | City of Jacksonville |
| Field size | Left Field: 337 ft Center Field: 375 ft Right Field: 285 ft |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 1936, 1985, 2006 |
| Demolished | 1936 (Fire); immediately rebuilt |
| Construction cost | US$ |
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Joseph H. Durkee Athletic Field
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| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30°20′47″N 81°40′30″W / 30.34639°N 81.67500°W |
| NRHP Reference # | 13000484 |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 2013 |
Negro leagues:
Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL) (1938,1941-42)
Minor leagues:
Jacksonville Braves (SAL) (1953)
Jacksonville Jets (SAL) (1961)
Jacksonville Tars (SEL) (1926–1930)
Jacksonville Scouts/Indians (FSL) (1921–1922)
Major League Spring Training:
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) (1919–1920, 1922)
New York Yankees (AL) (1919–1920)
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (1918)
Philadelphia Athletics (AL) (1914–1918)
J. P. Small Memorial Stadium is a baseball park in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in the Durkeeville community in northwest Jacksonville. Constructed in 1912 and rebuilt in 1936, it was the city's first municipal recreation field, and served as its primary baseball park before the construction of Wolfson Park in 1954. Throughout the years the stadium has been known at various times as Barrs Field, Durkee Field, and the Myrtle Avenue Ball Park.
The original facility was constructed in 1911–1912 on a patch of land owned by Joseph H. Durkee, a former Union officer during the American Civil War who had settled in Jacksonville, where he became a prominent businessman and politician. In 1911, Durkee's son Jay Durkee turned control of the property over to Amander Barrs, a local businessman and President of the Jacksonville Baseball Association. Barrs ordered the construction of a recreational field to be used by local teams on the property. The facility was completed in 1912 and was known as Barrs Field, but was generally known as the Myrtle Avenue Ball Park to locals. One early tenant was the Jacksonville Athletics, an African-American club for which James Weldon Johnson played. One of the rare professional clubs was the Jacksonville Scouts of the Florida State League, who played in 1921. However, as the city had no municipal park, other teams used fields at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds or across the river in South Jacksonville during this time.
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