Uptown Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Historic Frederickson Field House

Dedicated February 11, 1959

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

1. Site of Historic Frederickson Field House Marker

Inscription. Frederickson Field House, which opened as the largest hyperbolic paraboloid structure on earth, sat on the current site of United Methodist Hall until 2005. The structure honored longtime OCU trustee and friend George Frederickson, a pioneering businessman who was a local merchant at the start of the 20th Century, and later was president of Mutual Federal Savings and Loan and a co-founder of the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. He also was president of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and a champion of OCU athletics as the Goldbugs established a tradition of success. Built by the John Henry Frederickson, Jr. Construction Company, the 20,000- square-foot venue held 3,400 for basketball, and was home to the outstanding OCU teams of Coach Abe Lemons during the 1960s.

Erected by Oklahoma City University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is February 11, 1959.

Location. 35° 29.7′ N, 97° 32.539′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Uptown Oklahoma City. It is at the intersection of Paul

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Hansen Drive and Loeffler Drive, on the left when traveling east on Paul Hansen Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Loeffler Dr, Oklahoma City OK 73106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oklahoma United Methodist Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickasaw Nation Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Aduddell Fitness Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Nellie Melton Panhellenic Quadrangle (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam War Memorial in Oklahoma City (approx. 0.6

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

2. Site of Historic Frederickson Field House Marker

miles away); Milk Bottle Grocery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Weather Service Building (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Frederickson Field House image. Click for full size.

John Gumm; via The Gateway to Oklahoma History & Oklahoma Historical Society, February 5, 1959

3. Frederickson Field House

The markings are crop lines. The venue's scoreboard was among the first that could display game scores of 100 points or more, a rarity in college basketball at the time. It proved prescient: The home team scored 129 points in its first game.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.