{"nrhp_refnum":"91000508","name":"Bradford Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"28 Barbour St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bradford","county":"McKean County","state":"PA","lat":41.95641824300003,"lon":-78.65331651299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Military"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A yellow brick Romanesque armory building in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, set slightly back from Barbour Street on a flat lot. It was built in 1912 and laid out on a T plan with an administrative section and a rear drill hall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as one of thirty-seven Pennsylvania armories with a T plan, and as a member of the State Armory Building property type under the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property nomination. It was built for Company C, 16th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The building is described as having very good integrity, with only window, door, and balcony-enclosure changes.","narrative":"Built in 1912 in Bradford, the armory is a yellow brick building in the Romanesque style, designed by A. P. Mount and Son of Corry. Its T-shaped plan places a three-story administrative section at the front and a two-story drill hall at the rear. The main north elevation has a projecting center entrance bay with a crenelated parapet, a brick arch over the doors, and corner brick towers. Inside, the drill hall measures 60 by 73 feet and has a wood floor and a ceiling carried on riveted steel Fink trusses. Basement rooms include a rifle range, boiler room, kitchen, and locker room, while offices and a classroom occupy the first floor. The building was constructed for Company C, 16th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is one of thirty-seven Pennsylvania armories with a T plan, and its layout and spaces reflect the typical arrangement of such buildings. Its significance rests on its military use and its architectural plan.","period_of_significance":"1912-1939","architect_builder":"Mount, A.P. and Son (architect); Tuna Manufacturing Company (builder)","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 17:11:37.440766-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91000508.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000508/5bfed973eb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000508/5bfed973eb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bradford_Armory_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bradford_Armory_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00001044","name":"Bradford Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/bradford-downtown-historic-district-00001044/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993368","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4954594"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mckean-county/bradford-armory-91000508/"}