Former names | Jefferson County Armory Louisville Convention Center |
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Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
Public transit | |
Jefferson County Armory | |
Coordinates | 38°15′5.06″N 85°45′37.26″W / 38.2514056°N 85.7603500°W |
Built | 1905 |
Built by | Caldwell & Drake |
Architect | Davis, Brinton B. |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 80001606 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 24, 1980 |
Owner | City of Louisville |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Opened | 1905 |
Tenants | |
Louisville Cardinals (NCAA) (1945–1956) Louisville Blades (USHL/IHL) (1949–1951) Louisville Shooting Stars (IHL) (1953–1954) Kentucky Colonels (ABA) (1967–1970) Louisville Catbirds (CBA) (1983–1985) Louisville Shooters (GBA) (1991–1992) Kentucky Colonels (ABA) (2004–2006) |
Louisville Gardens is a multi-purpose, 6,000-seat arena, in Louisville, Kentucky, that opened in 1905, as the Jefferson County Armory. It celebrated its 100th anniversary as former city mayor Jerry Abramson's official "Family-Friendly New Years Eve" celebration location. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.