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Ford City Armory
The Ford City Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at 301 Tenth Street in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Joseph F. Kuntz. It was built in 1930.[1] It is a work of builder Clyde Hatten.[2]
Ford City Armory | |
| Location | 301 Tenth St., Ford City, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°46′18″N 79°31′55″W / 40.77167°N 79.53194°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1930 |
| Built by | Hatten, Clyde |
| Architect | Kuntz, Joseph F. |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002074[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1989 |
It is a one-story, "T"-plan building in Moderne style. It is 10 bays by 9 bays, sits on a cement foundation, and has a hipped roof.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
The building was sold in 1996. It now hosts the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.[4]
References Edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clyde Hatten is credited as an architect, builder or engineer in the National Register Information System (NRIS) and in the National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for this site. The fact that Hatten was a builder (rather than an engineer or architect) is suggested by this webpage of the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.
- ^ "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: Ford City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum".