Designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh, the architect of Palmer Physical Laboratory, Palmer Stadium married Collegiate Gothic ornamentation with the classical Greek plan. Its northern end featured a pair of Gothic entrance towers, and around the exterior structure ran a series of tall, narrow arches.

To keep costs down, the stadium was built of reinforced concrete instead of masonry. This was also its undoing. Because of extensive deterioration of the concrete, Palmer Stadium was demolished following the 1996 football season.