W.G. Wilkins Company

W.G. Wilkins Co. was an architectural and engineering firm of Pittsburgh. It was headed by William Glyde Wilkins (April 16, 1854 - April 12, 1921).^[1]

Wilkins and the firm designed many coke plants.^[1]

Joseph F. Kuntz was an important architect who worked for the firm and designed a number of armories through the state of Pennsylvania for the firm, before splitting off on his own in 1921 (and designing more).^[2]

The firm is credited in the design of a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Works include (with attribution):

Berwick Armory, 201 Pine St., Berwick, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.; Kuntz,Joseph F.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Blairsville Armory, 119 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G. & Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Butler Armory, 216 N. Washington St., Butler, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.; Kuntz,Joseph F.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Connellsville Armory, 108 W. Washington St., Connellsville, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Hunt Armory, 324 Emerson St., Pittsburgh (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Indiana Armory, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.; Kuntz,Joseph F.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Kane Armory, Jct. of Chestnut and Fraley Sts., Kane, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Milton Armory, 133 Ridge Ave., Milton, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Mount Pleasant Armory, Eagle and Spring Sts., Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G. Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]
Washington Armory, 76 W. Maiden St., Washington, Pennsylvania (Wilkins,W.G.,Co.), NRHP-listed^[3]

References

1 2 George Thornton Fleming. History of Pittsburgh and environs: from prehistoric days to the ..., Volume 6.
↑ Kristine Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories". National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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[fleming-1] 1 2 George Thornton Fleming. History of Pittsburgh and environs: from prehistoric days to the ..., Volume 6.

[mps-2] Kristine Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories". National Park Service.

[nris-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.