Scranton Armory

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Scranton Armory
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Location900 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°24′55″N75°39′10″W / 41.41528°N 75.65278°W / 41.41528; -75.65278
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1900
Architect Holden, Lansing C.
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002081 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

Scranton Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900, and is a four-story, 20 bays by 26 bays, brick and stone building executed in the Romanesque Revival style. The front facade features a central stone arch entrance flanked by crenellated towers. [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 2012-01-04.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Scranton Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04.