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The '''Houston Field House''' is the ~~location~~ of the [[RPI Engineers]] men's and women's hockey teams<ref>https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/5/20/GEN_0520104208.aspx?id=2762</ref>. Opened in 1949, it is the second oldest rink in college hockey (behind Princeton's Hobey Baker Arena, opened in 1923), and its 4,800 seats make it the largest rink in the ECAC Hockey conference.

The '''Houston Field House''' is the home of the [[RPI Engineers]] men's and women's hockey teams<ref>https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/5/20/GEN_0520104208.aspx?id=2762</ref>. Opened in 1949, it is the second oldest rink in college hockey (behind Princeton's Hobey Baker Arena, opened in 1923), and its 4,800 seats make it the largest rink in the ECAC Hockey conference.

Despite popular belief, the Field House was not originally an aircraft hangar. Instead, it was a Navy warehouse in Rhode Island<ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20080513105624/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/aux_serv/fieldhouse/history.html</ref>. Following World War 2, the Institute purchased the warehouse as surplus, had it moved to Troy, and refurbished it. It was opened in October 1949 as the ''RPI Field House'' by Institute President Livingston W. Houston, during festivities for the Institute's 125th anniversary. Following Houston's death in 1977, the Field House was renamed in his honor.<ref>https://digitalassets.archives.rpi.edu/do/65866537-3ac8-4e0a-a462-c1e4ecf85f92#page/2/mode/2up</ref>

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-The '''Houston Field House''' is the location of the [[RPI Engineers]] men's and women's hockey teams<ref>https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/5/20/GEN_0520104208.aspx?id=2762</ref>. Opened in 1949, it is the second oldest rink in college hockey (behind Princeton's Hobey Baker Arena, opened in 1923), and its 4,800 seats make it the largest rink in the ECAC Hockey conference.
+The '''Houston Field House''' is the home of the [[RPI Engineers]] men's and women's hockey teams<ref>https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/5/20/GEN_0520104208.aspx?id=2762</ref>. Opened in 1949, it is the second oldest rink in college hockey (behind Princeton's Hobey Baker Arena, opened in 1923), and its 4,800 seats make it the largest rink in the ECAC Hockey conference.
 Despite popular belief, the Field House was not originally an aircraft hangar. Instead, it was a Navy warehouse in Rhode Island<ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20080513105624/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/aux_serv/fieldhouse/history.html</ref>. Following World War 2, the Institute purchased the warehouse as surplus, had it moved to Troy, and refurbished it. It was opened in October 1949 as the ''RPI Field House'' by Institute President Livingston W. Houston, during festivities for the Institute's 125th anniversary. Following Houston's death in 1977, the Field House was renamed in his honor.<ref>https://digitalassets.archives.rpi.edu/do/65866537-3ac8-4e0a-a462-c1e4ecf85f92#page/2/mode/2up</ref>