Pottsville Armory

Pottsville Armory
Location 520 N. Centre St., Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W / 40.69111; -76.19833Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W / 40.69111°N 76.19833°W / 40.69111; -76.19833
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1913
Architectural style Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001701[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1991

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]

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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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