{"nrhp_refnum":"89002070","name":"Canonsburg Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. College St. and N. Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canonsburg","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.26060175900005,"lon":-80.18778147499995,"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":"A one-story Colonial Revival armory building in the Borough of Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, set into a sloped lot, with offices in the basement and a drill hall on the first floor. It was built in 1938 for the 108th Hospital, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as a member of the State Armory Building property type within the multiple property nomination Pennsylvania National Guard Armories. It is described as one of seven armories built in Pennsylvania with the drill hall above the administration section, and it was funded with federal Public Works Administration money. The building is also said to retain excellent integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1938 for the 108th Hospital, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Canonsburg Armory sits on a sloped lot in the Borough of Canonsburg, Washington County. The one-story Colonial Revival building is faced in brick over a coursed sandstone foundation, with a central arcade shelter over three paneled doors. Its drill hall occupies the first floor, while offices, classrooms, a garage and a locker room are in the basement. Federal Public Works Administration funds paid for construction at a cost of $85,548, and George W. Brugger of Canonsburg designed it. It is one of seven Pennsylvania armories built with the drill hall above the administration section, which gives it its importance within the state armory type. The interior retains its glazed tile walls, parquet drill hall floor and original layout. The building also served the community for dances, sports and other public events.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":"George W. Brugger (architect); Branna Construction Corporation (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.207312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002070.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002070/02a7e74318-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002070/02a7e74318-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CanonsburgArmory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CanonsburgArmory.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993987","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonsburg_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5033410"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/canonsburg-armory-89002070/"}