Built 1916 Area 8,094 m² Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Added to NRHP 14 November 1991 | NRHP Reference # 91001697 Opened 1916 Architecture firm W.G. Wilkins Company | |
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Nearest city Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Built by Dawson Construction Co. Address 324 Emerson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA Similar Washington Crossing Bridge, King Estate, Panther Hollow Bridge, South Side Park, 33rd Street Railroad Bridge | ||
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Hunt Armory (also known as Pittsburgh Armory) is an armory located at 324 Emerson Street in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Pittsburgh architects W.G. Wilkins Co.. Announced on August 29, 1909 and budgeted at $450,000 ($12 million in present-day terms) it was completed by 1916. The armory was named after Spanish American War hero, metallurgist, and industrialist Captain Alfred E. Hunt (1855-1899), best known for founding the company that would eventually become Alcoa, the world's largest producer and distributor of aluminum. The Hunt Armory occupies an entire city block covering an area of 56,000 square feet (5,200 m2), also reported as 1.84 acres.
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For many years, it was used (along with the Syria Mosque) as the city's main auditorium. Until the Pittsburgh Civic Arena was completed in 1961, the Hunt Armory was the largest auditorium in Pittsburgh and was frequently the host for concerts and political events including:
In 1952, the venue launched the "Pittsburgh crusades" of the Reverend Billy Graham.
Although superseded in size in 1961, the Armory remains in use.
It hosted the Handmade Arcade.
The Armory is closed for military use. Historically appropriate redevelopment is planned under the City's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Hunt Armory has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since November 14, 1991. It received City of Pittsburgh historic landmark status on February 25, 2014.