{"nrhp_refnum":"91000512","name":"Kane Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Chestnut and Fraley Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kane","county":"McKean County","state":"PA","lat":41.65890371200004,"lon":-78.81115127799995,"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 brick Art Deco armory on Chestnut Street in the Borough of Kane, Pennsylvania, built in 1922 with a front administrative section added in 1929.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as a member of the State Armory Building property type in the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property nomination. It was built for the 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard and is one of at least thirty-seven Pennsylvania armories laid out on a T plan. Its designers, W. G. Wilkins Company and Joseph F. Kuntz, are linked to roughly eighteen armories in the western third of the state.","narrative":"Built in 1922 on a flat lot set back from Chestnut Street in Kane, the armory is a brick Art Deco building laid out on a T plan. Its rear section holds a drill hall measuring 61 by 100 feet, with a wood floor and a ceiling carried on riveted steel Howe trusses with prominent gusset plates. A two-story administrative section was added at the front in 1929, with recessed wall panels, a stone-coped parapet, and sash windows arranged in recessed bays. The building was constructed for the 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is significant for its military use and architecture. It is one of at least thirty-seven Pennsylvania armories built on a T plan, and its designer, Joseph F. Kuntz, worked on roughly eighteen armories in the western part of the state. The building retains good integrity, including its original doors and woodwork.","period_of_significance":"1922-1939","architect_builder":"Wilkins, W. G. Company/Kuntz, Joseph F.; Prahl Construction Company/Hatten, Clyde","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Retains integrity; interior retains original doors and woodwork, with 1965 electrical rehabilitation noted.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.798937-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91000512.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000512/479deb6025-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000512/479deb6025-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kane_Armory_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kane_Armory_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993366","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6361767"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mckean-county/kane-armory-91000512/"}