{"nrhp_refnum":"91000517","name":"Oil City Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of E. 2nd and State Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oil City","county":"Venango County","state":"PA","lat":41.427318600000035,"lon":-79.70895414299997,"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 armory building in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, on a flat corner lot at East Second and State Streets, with a two-story drill hall, two-story administrative sections and a three-story corner office tower. It was built in 1914 for Company D, 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories property type. Although unusual in exterior appearance and interior plan among nominated armories, it contains interior spaces typical of Pennsylvania armories, including a drill hall, rifle range, kitchen, locker room and offices. Its late Victorian influences, including Gothic-influenced window surrounds on the tower, are also cited.","narrative":"Built in 1914 on a flat corner lot in Oil City, the brick armory was designed by the Emmett E. Baily Company of Oil City for Company D, 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Its composition includes a tall drill hall with a hip roof, flanking two-story administrative sections with flat roofs, and a three-story polygonal office tower at the corner of East Second and State Streets. The tower has Gothic-influenced window surrounds, and the entrance bay has glass double doors under a wooden shed-roofed hood. Steel Pratt trusses with gusset plates support the roof of the 70 by 72 foot drill hall, which has a wood floor and a balcony along two sides. The basement held a rifle range, billiard room, dining room, library and kitchen. The building is significant for its role as a National Guard armory and for its interior arrangement, which follows the typical plan of Pennsylvania armories despite its unusual exterior. The nomination notes very good integrity, although parapet crenels were filled in during 1960.","period_of_significance":"1914-1939","architect_builder":"Bailey, Emmett E. Company (architect); Bouquir, L.O./Cossau Brothers (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian","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 17:11:35.747917-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91000517.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000517/6e08fef5ca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000517/6e08fef5ca-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_City_Armory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_City_Armory.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"97001249","name":"Oil City South Side Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/oil-city-south-side-historic-district-97001249/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993969","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_City_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7081305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/venango-county/oil-city-armory-91000517/"}