Hart House ( Alberta ) The Hart House is a residence located in the Patterson Heights neighbourhood of Calgary , Alberta , Canada . Once owned by Stu Hart , it was home to his extensive family made world famous for their accomplishments in professional wrestling . While no longer under ownership of the Harts , the mansion continues to be referred to as the Hart House . The 5 , 600 - square foot ( 520 m ) home , sitting on 8 , 800 m ) of land , was built in 1902 by businessman Edward Crandell . It was converted into the Soldiers ' Children ' s Home for Orphans in 1920 and then bought by Judge Henry Stuart Patterson from the Crandells . Sold to Stu Hart in 1951 for $ 25 , 000 , the three story brick house has had many famous professional wrestlers as well as political and entertainment figures pass through its doors . In its Hart - owned state , it featured twenty - two rooms , four fireplaces , five chandeliers from Edmonton ' s historic McDonald Hotel , two porches , a view of downtown Calgary , and a coach house behind the main house . Members of the professional wrestling community around the world hold a great deal of appreciation and respect for the Hart House and the legacy it holds . The Dungeon . The Hart Family Dungeon , otherwise known simply as The Dungeon , is the basement of the Hart mansion . It is known as one of the most notorious training rooms in the world of athletics and was established by Stu shortly after his founding of Stampede Wrestling in 1948 ; although , the nickname itself developed over time . Aside from professional wrestlers , the Dungeon provided training grounds for various athletes from strongmen to football players . The majority of Hart ' s sons trained in the Dungeon and went on to become involved in the wrestling world including the legendary Bret and Owen Hart . Other famous Dungeon graduates include " Superstar " Billy Graham , Greg Valentine , Bad News Allen , Davey Boy Smith , Brian Pillman , Jushin Liger , Ricky Fuji , and Chris Benoit . Natalya Neidhart , daughter of Jim Neidhart , granddaughter of Stu , was the first ever woman to train at the Dungeon . In 1990 , when Chris Jericho and Lance Storm enrolled at the Dungeon , Ed Langley and Brad Young conducted their training . At this point , Stu Hart was not involved and the trainers simply relied on a book of his teachings . Langley reportedly taught them how to take falls constantly from about 500 - 1 , 000 times during some sessions . When Jericho brought this information to the attention of Bret Hart , Bret responded that he didn ' t know the Hart training was still active . Jericho later expressed dissatisfaction over the three - month training course and felt that he and Storm had been snubbed by the Harts . Jericho elaborated that the only Hart they trained with was Keith for merely their first day and that they were never invited to Hart shows or celebrations . Regarding the training , he commented , " Nothing against Keith as a person but as a business it was a ripoff . " However , Jericho also noted that he trained with Stu later on . One of the first televised acknowledgements , if not the first such acknowledgement , of the nickname " Dungeon " was by then WWF color commentator Jesse Ventura . Its first significant exposure was in the documentary " " . In it , the Dungeon was moderately filmed for the first time and Stu Hart is shown demonstrating wrestling holds on a pupil in severe pain . Bret also discusses the brutality his father would inflict on him and the morbid words Stu uttered as he tortured his teenage son . A bonus feature on Bret ' s DVD set also shows him discussing the Dungeon and its legendary status . Various activities took place in the Dungeon , ranging from weight lifting to shoot wrestling . Bret Hart has described the Dungeon in interviews as having holes in the walls and ceiling from bodies being driven into them . He also noted that practices could , at times , be as intense as MMA styled fighting . In July 1998 , the WWF filmed a match between Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock in the Dungeon for the Fully Loaded pay - per - view . Leading up to the Hart House ' s sale in 2003 , the Hart Brothers Training Camp still ran three times a week . A very similar training camp remains today at the family ' s gym ; although , none of the Hart brothers are involved . Students are , however , trained in the classic Dungeon style . 2003 sale . After the death of Stu Hart on October 18 , 2003 , the ten remaining Hart siblings were forced to make the difficult choice of putting the Hart mansion up for sale . It was in need of great restoration and held high property taxes , the likes of which the family couldn ' t afford . Stu Hart also instructed in his will that his family not tear it down . Prior to its sale , there was talk by the family of turning the house into a museum or bed and breakfast ; however , this would likely have required zoning changes further diminishing the chances of securing protected status for the historic home . Alison Hart gave several tours of the home to guests before finally handing down ownership of the $ 2 million home . In June 2006 , preservation plans for the mansion were defused in a tied 7 - 7 vote , leaving it susceptible to demolition . In October , however , a revised plan was authorized for thirteen townhouses to be built around the mansion as well as its restoration . Construction was stated to begin in summer 2007 , but these plans were never implemented . As of spring 2010 the property was again for sale .