Erie Armory

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Erie Armory
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Erie Armory, September 2012
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Location6th and Parade Sts., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 42°7′57″N80°4′40″W / 42.13250°N 80.07778°W / 42.13250; -80.07778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1920, 1929
Architect Kuntz, Joseph F.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Art Deco
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002073 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

Erie Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1920, and the size doubled with an expansion in 1929. The rectangular building consists of an administration building with attached drill hall in the Colonial Revival style. The building is constructed of brick and features a crenelated parapet. The administration building has a flat roof and drill hall a gable roof. It was designed by noted armory architect Joseph F. Kuntz. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-12.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Erie Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.

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