Pottsville Armory
Pottsville Armory | |
Pottsville Armory in August 2013 | |
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Location | 520 N. Centre St., Pottsville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°WCoordinates: 40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1913 |
Architect | McCormick & French; Wertley, Walter & Sons |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001701[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 14, 1991 |
Pottsville Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a brick, "T"-plan building consists of a two-story administration building with a 1 1/2-story, rear drill hall with an arched roof. It is executed 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
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Infrastructure completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 1913 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs