Ford City Armory

Ford City Armory
Location301 Tenth St., Ford City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°46′18″N 79°31′55″W / 40.77167°N 79.53194°W / 40.77167; -79.53194
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1930
Built byHatten, Clyde
ArchitectKuntz, Joseph F.
Architectural styleModerne
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.89002074[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2012. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ford City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum".