Pottsville Armory

Pottsville Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pottsville Armory in August 2013
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Location	520 N. Centre St., Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°41′28″N 76°11′54″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	McCormick & French; Wertley, Walter & Sons
Architectural style	Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001701[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1991

The Pottsville Armory is an historic, American National Guard armory that is located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1913, this historic structure is a brick, "T"-plan building that consists of a two-story administration building with a one-and-one-half-story, rear drill hall with an arched roof. It was designed 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. "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.