The Lancaster Armory, also known as the Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is an historic National Guard armory that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster Armory | |
 Lancaster Armory Drill Hall, October 2010 | |
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| Location | 438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1928, 1937 |
| Architect | Johnson, Philip H. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001699[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis historic structure is a T-shaped brick building consisting of a three-story administration building that was erected in 1937, with a 1+1⁄2-story drill hall that was built in 1928 and executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately ninety feet by two hundred feet.[2]
This building, which once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses, was firebombed in 1982.[3]
Used as a public venue under the name The Stahr Center, it was renovated in 2018 and now houses Decades, a boutique bowling alley and retro-arcade.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson and Joseph Burke, III (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."