Kane Armory

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Kane Armory
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LocationChestnut and Fraley Streets,
Kane, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°39′28.5″N78°48′38″W / 41.657917°N 78.81056°W / 41.657917; -78.81056
Built1922;101 years ago (1922)
Architect Joseph P. Kuntz,
W.G. Wilkins Company
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 91000512 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1991;32 years ago (1991-05-09)

Kane Armory is a historic National Guard "T" Plan armory located in Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was designed by Joseph F. Kuntz of Pittsburgh firm W.G. Wilkins Company. The original two-story drill hall was built in 1922, for the 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. A two-story administrative section was subsequent added in 1929. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2009-07-04.Note: This includes Joseph Burke, III; Christine Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kane Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-07-04.