{"nrhp_refnum":"89002076","name":"Latrobe Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1017 Ridge Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Latrobe","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.316811219000044,"lon":-79.38103389299994,"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 Art Deco drill hall and armory on a corner lot in the Borough of Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, built in 1928 for Company M, 110th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The drill hall occupies the second floor above the administration area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C for its military use and its architecture. It is one of seven Pennsylvania armories with the drill hall above the administration area, and it was designed by Joseph F. Kuntz, who designed at least 18 armories in the western third of the state. The building retains very good integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1928 on a corner lot in Latrobe, this two-story brick armory was designed by Joseph F. Kuntz of Pittsburgh for Company M, 110th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Its common-bond walls rest on a concrete foundation and rise to a flat roof with a stone-coped parapet, and its corners are marked by slightly projected bays. Two front entrances are recessed behind Tudor arches with stone tablets above. The drill hall fills the second floor above the administration area, a layout shared by only seven armories in Pennsylvania. The interior has glazed structural tile walls, plaster ceilings, and a wood-floored drill hall. The building is significant for its military function and for its Art Deco design by Kuntz, who worked on at least 18 armories in western Pennsylvania. Later changes include replaced second-floor windows and metal exterior doors, but the plan remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1928-1939","architect_builder":"Kuntz, Joseph F. (architect); Pohland Brothers Building and Lumber Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","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 17:11:38.163899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002076.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002076/81143f10cb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002076/81143f10cb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Canadian2006","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armory_Latrobe_Pennsylvania.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian2006</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:Armory_Latrobe_Pennsylvania.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994073","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrobe_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6496974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/latrobe-armory-89002076/"}