Ridgway Armory - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Ridgway Armory building is located in Ridgway, PA. The building is still in use today by the U.S. National Guard. The following statement of significance is taken from the NRHP application form for the building:

The Ridgway Armory is significant under criteria A and C. It is a member of the State Armory Building type, under the multiple property nomination, Pennsylvania National Guard Armories. It was built as a county club where the local Pennsylvania National Guard unit met. The State Armory board bought the building in 1932 for the exclusive use of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The building is one of seven in Pennsylvania having the drill hall above the administration section. The drill hall is spanned by a modified Fink truss system with curved bottom chord. This system represents structure developments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and therefore has significance in engineering.

Street address: 72 North Broad Street Ridgway, PA United States 15853 County / Borough / Parish: Elk County / Ridgway Borough Year listed: 1989 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Defense Current function: Defense Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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