Altoona Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The main armory building was built in 1938, and was an "I"-plan building in the Moderne style. The front section housed administrative functions and the rear was the former two-story stable area for the cavalry unit. Between these sections was the riding hall, which had a round arched roof. It was one of nine armories built in Pennsylvania between 1912 and 1938. Demolished.[2]
Altoona Armory | |
 Altoona Armory, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 327 Frankstown Road, Logan Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′53″N 78°23′50″W / 40.48139°N 78.39722°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Hersh, Frank Austin |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000507[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-05. Note: This includes Joseph Burke III and Christine Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Altoona Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.