{"nrhp_refnum":"89002069","name":"Blairsville Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 N. Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Blairsville","county":"Indiana County","state":"PA","lat":40.43205853200004,"lon":-79.26486553499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Blairsville Armory is a two-story Romanesque armory building in the Borough of Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, built in 1909 for Company D, 5th Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It has a T-shaped plan with a drill hall behind administrative sections.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant for its military architecture and for its association with the Pennsylvania National Guard armory building program. It is described as one of at least 37 T-plan armories in Pennsylvania and one of at least 18 designed by Joseph F. Kuntz and the W.G. Wilkins Company. The form states it has very good integrity, with the floor plan and exterior remaining nearly intact.","narrative":"Built in 1909 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, the armory is a two-story building of random coursed, rough-faced stone over a steel frame, arranged in a T-shaped plan. Its castle-like front has a central arched entrance with solid oak doors, a five-sided two-story bay window, and a parapet supported on stone corbels. The building was designed by the W.G. Wilkins Company of Pittsburgh, probably under the direction of Joseph F. Kuntz, and was built for Company D, 5th Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is regarded as one of at least 37 T-plan armories in Pennsylvania and reflects the state armory building program that followed the creation of the State Armory Board in 1905. The main drill hall, classrooms, locker room and offices remain in use. Alterations made in 1970, including an enclosed drill hall balcony and added rooms, are described as unobtrusive, and the floor plan and exterior are nearly intact.","period_of_significance":"1909-1939","architect_builder":"Wilkins, W.G. and Company (architect/builder); Hurst, Frank H.; Brogan, Edward","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The form notes 1970 alterations, including enclosed drill hall balcony, added rooms, metal fire escapes and concrete block entrance sheds, and states the building remained in continuous military use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.466523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002069.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002069/3b9758b73a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002069/3b9758b73a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lee Dunlap","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blairsville_Armory.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Dunlap</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blairsville_Armory.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993095","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blairsville_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4924241"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/indiana-county/blairsville-armory-89002069/"}