{"nrhp_refnum":"89002082","name":"Sunbury Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Catawissa Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sunbury","county":"Northumberland County","state":"PA","lat":40.87283034100005,"lon":-76.77736359299996,"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 Moderne armory building in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, built in 1938 for Troop B, 103rd Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It has an I-plan with administration, drill hall and stable sections, set on a rural, gently sloping site about one mile outside Sunbury.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as one of 15 armories built for units with horses and one of 9 with an I-plan, within the state armory building type. It is also described as one of at least 17 Pennsylvania buildings constructed in 1938 with assistance from the federal Public Works Administration. The building retains very good integrity, with its interior plan nearly intact.","narrative":"Built in 1938 for Troop B, 103rd Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Sunbury Armory is a two-story Moderne building of concrete block faced with brick, set on a rural, gently sloping site about a mile outside Sunbury. Designed by Davis and Rice of Sunbury, it is arranged in three sections: an administration block, a drill hall with a gable roof, and a stable section with flat roofs. A projecting stone portal marks the entrance between the administration block and the drill hall. Metal casement windows run across both floors, and the drill hall's gable ends carry the building's largest windows, set in vertical strips. Brick detailing forms vertical bands and corbels on the front facade. The armory is significant as one of 15 Pennsylvania armories built for units with horses and one of nine with an I-plan. It was among at least 17 Pennsylvania buildings erected in 1938 with federal Public Works Administration assistance. The interior plan remains nearly intact, although former stalls have been converted to classrooms and storage.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":"Davis & Rice (architects)","architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The stables have been converted to classrooms and storage, and metal doors replaced the original wood entry doors.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.738207-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/89002082.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002082/452edb5f1e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002082/452edb5f1e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ruhrfisch (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunbury,_Pennsylvania_Armory.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruhrfisch (talk)</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:Sunbury,_Pennsylvania_Armory.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993416","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbury_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northumberland-county/sunbury-armory-89002082/"}