Gettysburg Armory
Gettysburg Armory | |
 Gettysburg Armory, 2012 | |
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| Location | 315 West Confederate Avenue, Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′37″N 77°14′38″W / 39.82694°N 77.24389°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | January 10-August 26, 1938 |
| Architect | John B. Hamme |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | PA National Guard Armories |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000422[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1990 |
The Gettysburg Armory is a former National Guard armory which is located in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
History and architectural features
[edit]The 61x96 ft (44 ft high) Art Deco facility was constructed as a $43,331 Works Projects Administration project[2] for the local National Guard unit (commanded by Lt Ralph C. Deitrick in 1933).[1][3]
The two-story building housed a garage and repair shop for military vehicles, a classroom, administrative space, and a drill hall.[4]
From the beginning, the Armory was used not only by the National Guard, but also by the local community, for sporting events and community meetings.[5] In 1944, the Gettysburg Armory was used as a temporary German Prisoner of War camp while the official camp was being constructed on the Gettysburg Battlefield.[6] Later the building was designated as a public fallout shelter by the National Fallout Shelter Survey.
In 2010, the building was vacated by Battery B, 1/108th Field Artillery after a new readiness center was constructed in South Mountain.[7] In 2013, the Armory was transferred to the private sector by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Gettysburg Armory, New Home of N. G. Unit, Will Be Finished August 26" (Google News Archives). The Star and Sentinel. August 20, 1938. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-15. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gettysburg Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Building of $48,000 Armory to Start Jan. 10". Gettysburg Star and Sentinel. Jan 1, 1938.
- ^ "$40,000 Armory to Be Built on Confederate Avenue; Civic Center". Gettysburg Compiler. May 15, 1937.
- ^ "Out of the Past: 50 Years Ago" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ Barnes III, Roscoe (January 26, 2010). "Gettysburg artillery company getting new home in South Mountain". Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Public Opinion. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "A new future for Gettysburg's Armory". 2014-04-03. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
