Main Street Armory
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| Location | 900 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14605 |
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| Owner | Scott Donaldson |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
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| Built | 1905 |
| Renovated | 2005–2007 |
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Rochester Armory
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| Location | 900 E. Main St, Rochester, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°9′42″N 77°35′17″W / 43.16167°N 77.58806°WCoordinates: 43°9′42″N 77°35′17″W / 43.16167°N 77.58806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architectural style | Other, Medieval fortress school |
| NRHP Reference # | 80004268 |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1980 |
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Rochester Raiders (AIF) (2007)(2014-Present)
Rochester Centrals (ABL) (1925–1931)
Rochester Iroquois (lacrosse)
Next Era Wrestling (2007-2008)
The Main Street Armory is a multi-purpose arena located at 900 East Main Street in Rochester, New York. The Armory was built in 1905 by the United States Army and used for the training and processing of soldiers. Its main arena also hosted several non-military events, including high school basketball, circuses, and auto shows prior to the mid-1950s. In 1990, the New York National Guard left the facility, leaving it vacant and allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was purchased and renovated in the mid-2000s with the intention of refurbishing the Armory's main arena to hold events once again. The building opened for this purpose on February 3, 2007.
It is currently the home of the Rochester Raiders of American Indoor Football. It was the home of the Rochester Centrals of the American Basketball League from 1925 to 1931, the Rochester Iroquois lacrosse team, and was the home of Next Era Wrestling from 2007-2008 until they moved across the street to the Rochester Auditorium Center.
The Armory was constructed in 1905 by the United States Army and used for the final training and processing of war-bound (World War I and World War II) soldiers. Its use was not limited to the military, however, as its 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) main arena (originally intended for drill exercises) was used for events of widely varying natures—ranging from professional basketball to auto shows—for most of the early to mid-20th century. The construction and opening of the Rochester Community War Memorial (now known as the Blue Cross Arena) in the 1950s brought the Armory's reign as the primary indoor venue in Rochester to an end as most of the Armory's signature tenants left the small, aging Armory for the spacious, new War Memorial 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west in the heart of downtown. The New York National Guard continued to use the Armory as a training facility until 1990, at which point the Armory became largely abandoned.
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