Waynesboro Armory

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Waynesboro Armory
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Waynesboro Armory, February 2012
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Location410 N. Grant St. Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°45′56″N77°34′45″W / 39.76556°N 77.57917°W / 39.76556; -77.57917 Coordinates: 39°45′56″N77°34′45″W / 39.76556°N 77.57917°W / 39.76556; -77.57917
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1938
ArchitectSilverman & Levy
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002080 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

Waynesboro Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1938, and is a one-story, "I"-plan brick building in the Moderne style. It consists of three sections: administration building, drill hall, and stable. Its construction was funded in part by the Public Works Administration. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Connellsville Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-01.