Oil City Armory

Oil City Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the armory
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Location	Jct. of E. 2nd and State Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°25′38″N79°42′33″W / 41.42722°N 79.70917°W / 41.42722; -79.70917
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1914
Architect	Bailey, Emmett E., Co.; Cossau Bros.
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000517 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 9, 1991

Oil City Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1914, and consists of a two-story administration section with a taller two-story drill hall in a Late Victorian style. The administration section has a taller three-story, corner, polygonal office tower with Gothic-influenced window surrounds. The drill hall measures 70 by 72 feet and has a roof supported by Pratt trusses. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Oil City South Side Historic District. ^[1]

References

1. "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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2012.Note: This includes Joseph Burke, III and Christine M. Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oil City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.