{"nrhp_refnum":"91001697","name":"Hunt Armory","other_names":["Pittsburgh Armory"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"324 Emerson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.45611108400004,"lon":-79.92420259799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A monumental Classical Revival armory building in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, occupying much of a block bounded by Walnut, Emerson and Adler Streets and Carron Alley. It was constructed in stages between 1911 and 1919 and was built for Hampton's Battery, 1st Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C at the statewide level, as a member of the State Armory Building property type in the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property nomination. It is described as an integral part of the Pennsylvania National Guard and one of the largest and most architecturally impressive armories in Pennsylvania. Its drill hall, facade and multi-section design are cited as the basis for its significance.","narrative":"Built between 1911 and 1919 on a trapezoidal block in Pittsburgh, the Hunt Armory was designed to fit the slanting Carron Alley behind it. The original 1911 gun shed was built by the Dawson Construction Company for Hampton's Battery, 1st Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and was named for Captain Alfred E. Hunt. An administrative and stable section and a second gun shed followed in 1916, built by Sey Construction Company, and the drill hall and stone facade were added in 1919 by Cuthbert Brothers Company. All sections were designed by the W. G. Wilkins Company, a Pittsburgh firm known for western Pennsylvania armories. The south facade on Emerson Street is faced in stone with Classical Revival pilasters, an entablature and a parapet, and a large drill hall with arched Pratt trusses spans 311 by 148 feet inside. It is regarded as one of the largest and most architecturally impressive armories in the state.","period_of_significance":"1911-1939","architect_builder":"Wilkins, W. G. Company (architect); Dawson Construction Company (builder); Sey Construction Company (builder); Cuthbert Brothers Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.041516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001697.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001697/bca1238e88-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001697/bca1238e88-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HuntArmory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HuntArmory.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992240","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5943889"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/hunt-armory-91001697/"}