Lewistown Armory

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Lewistown Armory

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Lewistown Armory, April 2010
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Location 1101 Walnut Street, Derry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′08″N77°33′06″W / 40.61889°N 77.55167°W / 40.61889; -77.55167 Coordinates: 40°37′08″N77°33′06″W / 40.61889°N 77.55167°W / 40.61889; -77.55167
Area 22.7 acres (9.2 ha)
Built 1938
Architect Lawrie & Green
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference # 91000513 [1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1991

Lewistown Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1938, and is a one-story, "I"-plan brick building with an exposed basement executed in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a front administrative section with a drill hall and former stable area behind. The front and stable buildings have hipped roofs, while the drill hall has a gable roof. The drill hall measures 60 feet by 90 feet. [2]

Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Derry Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,339 at the 2010 census.

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Mifflin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,682. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was created on September 19, 1789, from parts of Cumberland County and Northumberland County and named after Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania.

Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival architecture was and is a nationalistic design movement in the United States and Canada. Part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement embracing Georgian and Neoclassical styles, it seeks to revive elements of architectural style, garden design, and interior design of American colonial architecture.

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

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Joseph Burke, III; Kristine M. Wilson (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewistown Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.