Pottsville Armory

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Pottsville Armory
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Pottsville Armory in August 2013
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Location520 N. Centre St.,
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°41′28″N76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W / 40.69111; -76.19833 Coordinates: 40°41′28″N76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W / 40.69111; -76.19833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectMcCormick & French; Wertley, Walter & Sons
Architectural styleRomanesque, Late Gothic Revival
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001701 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1991

The Pottsville Armory is an historic, American National Guard armory that is located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built in 1913, this historic structure is a brick, "T"-plan building that consists of a two-story administration building with a one-and-one-half-story, rear drill hall with an arched roof. It was designed in a combined Romanesque Revival/Late Gothic Revival style. The front elevation features a three-story central tower. [2]

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

The building is currently used as home to the Schuylkill YMCA. schuylkillymca.org

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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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson and Joseph Burke, III (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pottsville Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.