{"nrhp_refnum":"91000518","name":"Scottdale Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"501 N. Broadway St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Scottdale","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.10489425700007,"lon":-79.58528183899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Art Deco brick armory building in the Borough of Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, built in 1929 on an elevated lot, with a c. 1950 noncontributing brick annex beside it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as a State Armory Building under the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property nomination. It was built for the 10th Infantry Regiment and designed by Joseph F. Kuntz, who designed about eighteen western Pennsylvania armories. The drill hall sits above the administrative area, a arrangement the nomination says is found in only seven Pennsylvania armories.","narrative":"Built in 1929 in the Borough of Scottdale, the Art Deco brick armory stands on an elevated lot above Edwin Avenue and was designed by Joseph F. Kuntz of Pittsburgh. It was built for the 10th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard and reflects the state's armory building program that followed the creation of the State Armory Board in 1905. The one-story building has a drill hall on the first floor and administrative rooms in the basement. Its main south facade has a projecting center entrance bay with a stepped parapet, three arched upper casement windows, and a plaque reading Pennsylvania National Guard. Arched, double-hung windows with stepped brick reveals, soldier courses, and stone sills, belt courses and coping give the exterior its detail. The drill hall measures 60 by 100 feet and is supported by steel rib arches. The building is significant for its military use and its architecture, and it retains very good integrity. Its drill hall arrangement is rare among Pennsylvania armories.","period_of_significance":"1929-1939","architect_builder":"Kuntz, Joseph F. (architect)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","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 17:11:36.394848-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91000518.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000518/668c8a78ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000518/668c8a78ae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Canadian2006","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scottdale_Armory_Pa_2011.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian2006</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scottdale_Armory_Pa_2011.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994077","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottdale_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7437580"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/scottdale-armory-91000518/"}