{"nrhp_refnum":"89002080","name":"Waynesboro Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. Grant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesboro","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.766458705000076,"lon":-77.57881463756459,"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 brick National Guard armory in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on a rural, gently sloping site just outside the borough boundary. It was built in 1938 for Troop F, 104th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under Criteria A and C as a State Armory Building in the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property group. It is one of at least 15 armories built for units with horses and one of 9 with an I plan, and one of at least 17 armories built in Pennsylvania in 1938. The majority of that 1938 group received federal Public Works Administration funding.","narrative":"Built in 1938 for Troop F, 104th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, this one-story brick armory sits on a concrete foundation outside the Waynesboro borough line. Its 13-by-9-bay running bond brick body is organized into three sections: an administration wing, a gable-roofed drill hall and a stable wing, the first two of which have flat roofs in the case of administration and stable. The central entrance is set in a concrete surround with glass block sidelights, and the drill hall's gable end carries vertical strips of casement windows that serve as clerestories. Interior features include glazed structural tile walls, plaster ceilings and tile floors. The building was designed by the Philadelphia firm Silverman and Levy, which mainly worked on commercial buildings. It is significant for its military use and as one of a group of Pennsylvania armories of 1938, many funded by the Public Works Administration. The plan remains largely intact, though some doors have been replaced with metal ones.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":"Silverman & Levy","architectural_style":"Moderne","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 17:11:35.704747-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002080.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002080/1b5dd41d5b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002080/1b5dd41d5b-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waynesboro_PA_Armory.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waynesboro_PA_Armory.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992967","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waynesboro_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7976803"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/waynesboro-armory-89002080/"}