{"nrhp_refnum":"91000521","name":"Wellsboro Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellsboro","county":"Tioga County","state":"PA","lat":41.74764127800006,"lon":-77.30279216599996,"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 brick Moderne-style armory building in the Borough of Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, on a flat lot beside Kelsey Creek. It has an I-plan layout with a two-story drill hall between a two-story administrative section at the front and a two-story garage at the rear.","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 in 1932 for Company I, 103rd Medical Regiment, and is designed by Thomas H. Atherton, who is credited with eight armories in eastern Pennsylvania. It is described as an exception to the usual I-plan armory pattern because it was built in town and its rear wing was a garage rather than a stable.","narrative":"Built circa 1932 in Wellsboro, Tioga County, the armory is a brick Moderne building on an I-shaped plan, with a two-story drill hall set between a two-story administrative section and a two-story rear garage. Its main elevation has a three-arch blind arcade with stone sills, lintels, quoins and keystones, and the drill hall is covered by a bowstring roof of riveted steel trusses. The building was designed by Thomas H. Atherton of Wilkes-Barre and constructed for Company I, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is significant for its association with the state's National Guard armory program and for its architecture. The nomination describes it as an exception to the typical I-plan armory because it was built within a town and its rear wing served as a garage instead of a stable. Several windows and doors have been replaced, but the building retains very good integrity.","period_of_significance":"1932-1939","architect_builder":"Thomas H. Atherton (architect)","architectural_style":"Moderne","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 17:11:38.141621-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91000521.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000521/a1b48a54ea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000521/a1b48a54ea-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellsboro_Armory_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellsboro_Armory_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04001458","name":"Wellsboro Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/wellsboro-historic-district-04001458/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993893","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellsboro_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7981738"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/tioga-county/wellsboro-armory-91000521/"}