civic stadium, located near east 20th avenue and willamette street, adjacent to south eugene high school, had a seating capacity of 6,800. built in 1938 through a public-private partnership between the eugene area chamber of commerce, eugene school district 4j, and the federal works progress administration (wpa); the property had been owned by the school district from its construction until spring 2015. in october 2008, civic stadium was added to the national register of historic places.