Pottsville Armory

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]

Pottsville Armory
Pottsville Armory in August 2013
Location520 N. Centre St.,
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectMcCormick & French; Wertley, Walter & Sons
Architectural styleRomanesque, Late Gothic Revival
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.91001701[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1991

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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.


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