Wharton Field House is a historic arena located at 1800 20th Avenue in Moline, Illinois.It opened in 1928. It has hosted professional teams, high school teams, concerts, and other events in its history. The 7000 (approx) seat Field House is adjacent to Browning Field, which has served as a baseball, football and track venue. Today, both Wharton Field House and Browing Field continue to serve as the home for Moline High School athletic teams. In 2004, USA Today named Wharton field House one of the top places to watch high school basketball.

Venue History

The building is named for Theodore Finley Wharton. In the 1920s, T. F. Wharton was President of the Moline High School Athletic Booster Club and organized a group seeking to raise funds for construction of a field house. The group was named the Maroon and White Association. The field house would be adjacent to Browning Field (opened 1912) and host Moline Maroon teams. The Maroon and White Association eventually raised the necessary total of $175,000, aided by the sale of 620 $50 bonds, 100 $100 bonds and numerous bonds of higher value. The building was subsequently designed by local architect William Schulzke and completed in 1928. Originally named Moline Field House it was then named after T. F. Wharton in 1941.

Field house or fieldhouse is a common name for indoor sports arenas and stadiums, mostly used for college basketball, volleyball, or ice hockey.

This American English term dates from the 1890s.

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