{"nrhp_refnum":"89002078","name":"Ridgway Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"72 N. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ridgway","county":"Elk County","state":"PA","lat":41.423422078000044,"lon":-78.72981116899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story armory building on a flat corner lot in the Borough of Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, with a steel structure faced in brick veneer and a drill hall on the second floor above the administration area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criteria A and C as a member of the State Armory Building property type for the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is one of seven armories in Pennsylvania with the drill hall above the administration section. Its modified Fink truss roof with curved bottom chord is presented as representing late 19th and early 20th century structural developments, giving it engineering significance.","narrative":"Built in 1904 as a county club, the two and a half story brick armory in Ridgway, Elk County, was used by the local Pennsylvania National Guard unit until the State Armory Board bought it in 1932 for exclusive Guard use. Its steel frame carries a brick veneer over a stone water table, with a central Roman arch sheltering the double entrance. The drill hall occupies the second floor above the administration area, and the building is one of seven in Pennsylvania with this arrangement. Its drill hall is spanned by a modified Fink truss roof with a curved bottom chord, a system representing late nineteenth and early twentieth century structural development. The interior retains high plaster ceilings and heavy painted woodwork typical of the Romanesque style. Alterations are limited to a few basement walls, a metal fire escape at the rear, and glass block replacing basement windows. The nomination regards the building's integrity as excellent.","period_of_significance":"1904-1939","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque","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 17:11:35.975228-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002078.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002078/6f6acedc47-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002078/6f6acedc47-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridgeway_Armory_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridgeway_Armory_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02001180","name":"Ridgway Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/ridgway-historic-district-02001180/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992888","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgway_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7332883"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/elk-county/ridgway-armory-89002078/"}