Hunt Armory
About this property
Hunt Armory (also known as Pittsburgh Armory) is a former 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 ($16.1 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. October 20, 1944: Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey. October 23, 1948: President Harry S. Truman with a crowd of over 25,000. September 7 - October 4, 1952: Billy Graham's Pittsburgh crusade. October 27, 1952: Presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. October 30, 1952: Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. October 31, 1956: Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson speaks to 12,000. The Armory is closed for military use, but continues to be used for other purposes. In 2008, it hosted the Handmade Arcade. By 2015, historically appropriate redevelopment was being planned under the City's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). In November 2021, the site opened as a public skating rink, becoming the first indoor community ice rink opened within the city of Pittsburgh in 25 years. The rink serves as the home of Chatham University's ice hockey teams. 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 27, 2014.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Hunt Armory
This page lists Hunt Armory. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Hunt Armory listed on the National Register?
Hunt Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1991.
What type of historic resource is Hunt Armory?
Hunt Armory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Hunt Armory?
The period of significance for Hunt Armory is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Hunt Armory?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Hunt Armory will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Allegheny County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Allegheny County.
Explore AlleghenyCounty ›More historic places in Pennsylvania
Browse all historic places in Pennsylvania.
View Pennsylvaniahistoric sites ›Pennsylvania history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
Pennsylvaniahistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Hunt Armory will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.