Lancaster Armory
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Lancaster Armory Drill Hall, October 2010 | |
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| Location | 438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°WCoordinates: 40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1928, 1937 |
| Architect | Johnson, Philip H. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 91001699[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1991 |
Lancaster Armory, also known as Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a "T"-shaped brick building consisting of a 3-story administration building built in 1937, with a 1 1/2-story drill hall built in 1928, executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 90 feet by 200 feet.[2] The building was firebombed in 1982.[3] The building once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses. It is now used by The Stahr Center.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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 (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."
- ↑ The Stahr Center website
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