The Pottsville Armory is an historic, American National Guard armory that is located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Pottsville Armory | |
 Pottsville Armory in August 2013 | |
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| Location | 520 N. Centre St., Pottsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | McCormick & French; Wertley, Walter & Sons |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001701[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1913, this historic structure is a brick, "T"-plan building that consists of a two-story administration building with a one-and-one-half-story, rear drill hall with an arched roof. It was designed in a combined Romanesque Revival/Late Gothic Revival style. The front elevation features a three-story central tower.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
The building is currently used as home to the Schuylkill YMCA. schuylkillymca.org
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 (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pottsville Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.