Poultry Netting & Stringers

Early in his career, New Orleans architect William T. Nolan (1887-1969) designed a ballpark grandstand for an unidentified client. Suggesting the use of concrete piers, Carnegie Steel Company's 8 x 8" I-beam, 2 x 12" stair stringers and poultry netting, Nolan developed the section (above) and plan (below).

Nolan's plan included a ladies' restroom, an umpirer's [sic] room, a clubhouse and player's pit. The stadium featured metal folding chairs in boxes as well as bleacher seating. There was a separate right-field section with its own entrance, box seats and bleachers for African-Americans.

Images above:  William T. Nolan, architect. Grand Stand for Ball Park. Section. [Detail]. Undated. Pencil on tracing paper. William T. Nolan Office Records, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.

William T. Nolan, architect. Ball Park. Plan. [Detail]. Undated. Pencil on tracing paper. William T. Nolan Office Records, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.