New Castle Armory - New Castle, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 40° 58.785 W 080° 19.454
17T E 556850 N 4536728
The New Castle Armory was built as a Federal Public Works Project in 1938 to house Troop K, the 103rd Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Waymark Code: WM1WNX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Ashler stone was used by the Thayer Company of New Castle to design this Romanesque structure, although the NRHP narrative classifies the building as Art Deco (I just don’t see it, but I’m no expert). Like most armories built in Pennsylvania for cavalry units at the time, the building has an I-floor plan with front administrative offices and rear stables connected by a riding hall. These armories were mostly built on the outskirts of towns to provide the horses with grazing lands.
Street address:
802 Frank Avenue
New Castle, PA USA
16101

County / Borough / Parish: Lawrence County

Year listed: 1991

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: National Guard Armory

Current function: National Guard Armory

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Privately owned?: Not Listed

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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