in to contain the crowds. Aftermath The baseball field suffered $18,000 worth of damage in the half hour fire. The clubhouse in the northeast corner and a portion of the open bleachers in left-field were saved. A meeting of the directors of the club was held that afternoon to discuss the future of the field. The option to start the season on the old Union League grounds or have Boston or New York host the opening series of the games at their parks were considered. Plans for an extension of the park had been started over a year before the fire. A site located at Florida Avenue and 7th Street NW had been purchased to build a structure similar to Shibe Park in Philadelphia or Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. However, it had been decided to postpone this project to the end of the season. The structure was rebuilt in steel and concrete as the ballpark that later was known as Griffith Stadium. Exactly four weeks after the Washington fire, New York's Polo Grounds would also be destroyed by fire and rebuilt with steel and concrete, further accelerating the end of the era of wooden major league ballparks. References American football venues in Washington, D.C. Baseball venues in Washington, D.C. Defunct college football venues Defunct Major League Baseball venues Defunct sports venues in Washington, D.C. Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. Demolished sports venues in the United States George Washington Colonials football Georgetown Hoyas football 1911 fires in the United States Washington Senators (1891–1899) Washington Senators (1901–1960) stadiums 1911 disestablishments in Washington, D.C. Sports venues demolished in 1911