only year as a member of the new National League), Eckford of Brooklyn of the National Association in 1872, and the Atlantic Club of Brooklyn of the National Association from 1873 to 1875. It served as home field for the "Hartford of Brooklyn" team during the 1877 National League season. Some clubs also occasionally staged single games on the grounds, including a season-ending "home" game for the Chicago White Stockings in October 1871, whose own home grounds had been destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire. On July 26, 1878, the final major league game was played on the grounds, with Providence defeating Milwaukee 4-1. The grounds continued to host barnstorming major league clubs, amateur clubs and independent clubs through the 1882 season. The park did not sit idle during the winter. Its field was flooded and served as the rink for an ice skating club. An unusual feature of the park was the presence of a pagoda in center field. Union Grounds was demolished in July of 1883. Heyward Street now runs through the site, and as of 2009 the Juan Morel Campos Secondary School stands to the north of Heyward Street and the Marcy Avenue Armory stands to the south of it, with no historical marker or any other indication of the land's significance to the history of baseball. Sources Green Cathedrals, by Philip J. Lowry, 1986. Ballparks of North America, by Michael Benson, 1989. Name: Union Grounds Long Before the Dodgers, by James L. Terry, 2002 References External links BrooklynBallParks.com Defunct baseball venues in the United States Sports venues in Brooklyn Baseball venues in New York City Former sports venues in New York City Demolished sports venues in New York (state) Demolished buildings and structures in Brooklyn 1862 establishments in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1862 1883 disestablishments in New York (state) Sports venues demolished in 1883