Payne Park
Payne Park in 1936 | |
| Address | 2050 Adams Lane |
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| Location | Sarasota, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°20′03″N 82°31′45″W / 27.3340696°N 82.5290683°W |
| Public transit | Sarasota County Area Transit |
| Owner | City of Sarasota |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Baseball |
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| Acreage | 29 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 18, 1923 |
| Opened | February 1, 1924 |
| Renovated | 1950, 1962 |
| Expanded | 1962 |
| Closed | April 1988 |
| Demolished | November 1990 |
| Construction cost | $18,000 ($250,667 in 2023 dollars) |
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Payne Park is a former baseball field from 1924 to 1990 in Sarasota, Florida. The stadium and field were built on a portion of 60 acres (0.24 km2) of land donated by Calvin Payne and his wife, Martha in 1923. Payne Park today is a 29-acre (0.12 km2) public park used for recreational events.