J. S. Dorton Arena

Name of building
J. S. Dorton Arena 
Construction year
1953 
Structural system
Hanging Roof 
Primary use
Stadium 
Architect
M. H. Nowicki/William H. Deitrich 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Severud, Elstad & Krueger 
Constructor
William Muirhead 
Professional
 
Country
USA 
Address
Blue Ridge Rd/Hillsborough St, North Carolina State Fair Grounds, Raleigh, North Carolina 
Means of transportation
17 km from Raleigh airport.
8 km from city center.
TTA bus from Moore Square get off at Fair Grounds.
nearby hotel is Ramada Inn Blue Ridge Rd. 
Admission
Outside : OK Inside : at the time of events only. 
Reference
①Architectual Porum, October 1952. pp. 134-138.
②IASS-1962, Colloquium on Hanging Roofs, Paris, 1962, pp.33-42.
③IASS-1962, World Conference on Shell Structures, October 1-4.1962, San Francisco, p.93...acoustics. 
Note
Tel:919-821-7400
span : 115m length : 98m
photo taken on February 2, 2000.⑨-110+111. 
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