Cone Athletic Park

Cone Athletic Park or Cone Park was the name of two multi-purpose athletic parks that hosted college football and baseball games as well as a minor league baseball team in Greensboro, North Carolina. The first park was built on Summit Avenue in 1902 on donated land. In 1906 it was moved several hundred feet north along Summit Avenue. It was the home of the Greensboro Patriots of the Piedmont League, the North Carolina State League, and other leagues from about 1905 up to their move to World War Memorial Stadium in 1930.

The ballpark was located on the southeast side of Summit Avenue, a couple of miles northeast of the eventual site of World War Memorial Stadium. It was developed by and named for the nearby Cone Mills textile plant. It served as the home grounds for Cone company baseball leagues as well as professional minor league ball. Its address, per city directories, was 1100 Summit Avenue.

The wooden ballpark was demolished sometime in the 1930s, and the land was developed. The Oaks Motel property, on the south corner of Summit and 4th Street, approximates the ballpark location.

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