Bethlehem Armory

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Bethlehem Armory
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Bethlehem Armory, October 2012
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Location301 Prospect St., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°37′9″N75°23′16″W / 40.61917°N 75.38778°W / 40.61917; -75.38778
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1930
ArchitectLovelace & Spillman; Yundt, George E.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001693 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1991

Bethlehem Armory also known as Floyd Simons Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located in Bethlehem in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1930, and is an "I"-plan brick building in three sections. It consists of a two-story administration building, drill hall, and kitchen / locker room executed in the Art Deco style. It measures 82 by 102 feet (25 by 31 m), and has a hipped roof. Additions were built in 1938 and 1968. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-04.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson and Jopseph Burke, III (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethlehem Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-04.