{"nrhp_refnum":"89002072","name":"Clearfield Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Coal Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clearfield","county":"Clearfield County","state":"PA","lat":41.012334084500054,"lon":-78.46219756247788,"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 two-story brick Moderne armory building on a flat rural site about one and a half miles outside Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with an I-shaped plan combining administration, drill hall and stable sections.","why_significant":"The armory was built in 1938 for Troop A, 103rd Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, with federal economic recovery program funds. It is one of 15 Pennsylvania armories built for National Guard units with horses and one of 17 armories constructed in the state in 1938. The nomination argues it is significant under criteria A and C for military and architecture, and that it retains very good integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1938 on a flat site about one and a half miles outside Clearfield, Pennsylvania, this two-story brick Moderne armory has an I-shaped plan with administration, drill hall and stable sections. Architect R.G. Howard of Dubois designed it for Troop A, 103rd Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Its brown and yellow brick walks in common bond rise above a concrete foundation, with metal casement windows wrapping the corners of the administration section and the drill hall. A curved stair tower with glass block strips marks the main entrance. Federal economic recovery program funds helped pay for construction. The armory is one of 15 Pennsylvania armories built for National Guard units with horses and one of 17 constructed in the state in 1938. Its interior retains glazed tile walls, tile floors and unpainted pine woodwork in the offices. Later changes include fire escapes, filled doorways and classroom conversions in the stable, but the building keeps its original character and is regarded as having very good integrity.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":"Howard, R.G.","architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Part of continuous military use; a prefabricated metal shed dating from 1989 was added about 100 yards behind the armory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.828679-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002072.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002072/2d672e0108-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002072/2d672e0108-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clearfield_Armory_Apr_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clearfield_Armory_Apr_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992794","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearfield_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5130846"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/clearfield-county/clearfield-armory-89002072/"}