Lancaster Armory

Lancaster Armory

Lancaster Armory Drill Hall, October 2010
Location 438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°W / 40.04472; -76.30778Coordinates: 40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°W / 40.04472; -76.30778
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. 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 (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  3. ↑ The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."
  4. ↑ The Stahr Center website


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