Ford City Armory

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Ford City Armory
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Location301 Tenth St., Ford City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°46′18″N79°31′55″W / 40.77167°N 79.53194°W / 40.77167; -79.53194 Coordinates: 40°46′18″N79°31′55″W / 40.77167°N 79.53194°W / 40.77167; -79.53194
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1930
Built byHatten, Clyde
Architect Kuntz, Joseph F.
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002074 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

The Ford City Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at 301 Tenth Street in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Joseph F. Kuntz. It was built in 1930. [1] It is a work of builder Clyde Hatten. [2]

It is a one-story, "T"-plan building in Moderne style. It is 10 bays by 9 bays, sits on a cement foundation, and has a hipped roof. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

The building was sold in 1996. It now hosts the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clyde Hatten is credited as an architect, builder or engineer in the National Register Information System (NRIS) and in the National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for this site. The fact that Hatten was a builder (rather than an engineer or architect) is suggested by this webpage of the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ford City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  4. "Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum".