Lewistown Armory

Lewistown Armory

Lewistown Armory, April 2010
Location 1101 Walnut Street, Derry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′08″N 77°33′06″W / 40.61889°N 77.55167°W / 40.61889; -77.55167Coordinates: 40°37′08″N 77°33′06″W / 40.61889°N 77.55167°W / 40.61889; -77.55167
Area 22.7 acres (9.2 ha)
Built 1938
Architect Lawrie & Green
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP Reference # 91000513[1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1991

Lewistown Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1938, and is a one-story, "I"-plan brick building with an exposed basement executed in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a front administrative section with a drill hall and former stable area behind. The front and stable buildings have hipped roofs, while the drill hall has a gable roof. The drill hall measures 60 feet by 90 feet.[2]

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 Joseph Burke, III; Kristine M. Wilson (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewistown Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.


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