Huntingdon Armory

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Huntingdon Armory
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The Armory in September 2014
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LocationStanding Stone Ave., Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°29′10″N78°00′11″W / 40.48619°N 78.00316°W / 40.48619; -78.00316
Area7.4 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1930, 1937
Architect Kuntz, Joseph F.; Et al.
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002075 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

Huntingdon Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The administration building was built in 1930 and the drill hall in 1937. It is a one-story, T-shaped yellow brick building in the Moderne style. [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 2011-12-03.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntingdon Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-03.