{"nrhp_refnum":"91001698","name":"Indiana Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"621 Wayne Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Indiana","county":"Indiana County","state":"PA","lat":40.61982794100004,"lon":-79.15102079299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Moderne-style armory on a narrow corner lot in the Borough of Indiana, Pennsylvania, consisting of a one-story drill hall built in 1922 and a front administrative section added in 1929.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C at the statewide level. It is presented as a member of the State Armory Building property type for Pennsylvania National Guard armories, and it represents the function of armories in serving the Guard. Its designer, Joseph F. Kuntz, is described as responsible for approximately eighteen armories in western Pennsylvania.","narrative":"Built in two stages in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the armory combines a one-story brick drill hall finished in 1922 with a two-story administrative block added to its west end in 1929. The drill hall, measuring about 59 by 96 feet inside, has a gambrel roof supported by riveted steel Howe trusses with prominent gusset plates. The administrative section has a stone-coped parapet, an inscribed stone plaque, and a second-floor company room. The building was erected for Company F, 110th Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, and provided space for storage, meetings and training. Architect Joseph F. Kuntz, of Pittsburgh, designed the administrative block, and the nomination credits him with about eighteen armories in western Pennsylvania. Apart from the 1929 addition and a partially bricked-in rear entrance, few major changes have been made to the building.","period_of_significance":"1922-1939","architect_builder":"W. G. Wilkins Company (architects of drill hall); Joseph F. Kuntz (architect of administrative section); George E. Schenk and Company (builder); N.F. Fowler and Company (builder)","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 17:11:36.427964-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001698.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001698/70fff4ec68-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001698/70fff4ec68-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indiana_Armory_former.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indiana_Armory_former.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93000366","name":"Downtown Indiana Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/downtown-indiana-historic-district-93000366/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993093","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6023051"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/indiana-county/indiana-armory-91001698/"}