{"nrhp_refnum":"89002071","name":"Carlisle Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"504 Cavalry Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Carlisle","county":"Cumberland County","state":"PA","lat":40.22061691800005,"lon":-77.17820450027386,"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 rural Colonial Revival armory complex about 2 miles outside Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, consisting of a two-story administration building and a separate one-story stable building built of local stone. The complex was built in 1931 for Troop G, 104th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard.","why_significant":"The armory is significant under criteria A and C as one of 15 Pennsylvania National Guard armories built for units with horses and one of four in the state with separate administration and stable buildings. It was designed by Thomas H. Atherton of Wilkes-Barre, who designed eight armories in eastern and central Pennsylvania between 1930 and 1939. The buildings retain very good integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1931 for Troop G, 104th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Carlisle Armory occupies a hilltop about two miles outside Carlisle in Cumberland County. The complex has two separate buildings in the Colonial Revival style, both constructed of local stone. The two-story administration building has a side hall plan, a gable roof with arched dormers, Doric-pillared porches, and a Palladian window in each gable. Roughly 100 yards behind it stands the one-story stable, an eleven-by-three-bay gambrel-roofed building with glazed structural tile walls and a central cross gable. The armory is one of 15 Pennsylvania National Guard armories built for mounted units and one of only four in the state with separate administration and stable buildings. Its designer, Thomas H. Atherton of Wilkes-Barre, produced eight armories in eastern and central Pennsylvania between 1930 and 1939. The buildings have changed little, with original exterior features largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1931-1939","architect_builder":"Atherton, Thomas H. (architect); Starford Lumber Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continuous military use; two non-contributing buildings were added, a 1950s concrete block maintenance shop and a 1989 metal shed; stable interior converted to offices, classrooms, locker rooms and storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.555718-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002071.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002071/8ec748271b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002071/8ec748271b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CARLISLE_ARMORY;_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</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:CARLISLE_ARMORY;_CUMBERLAND_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992860","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Armory_(Carlisle,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5041346"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/cumberland-county/carlisle-armory-89002071/"}