{"nrhp_refnum":"91001700","name":"Lewisburg Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 15 S of jct. with PA 45, East Buffalo Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lewisburg","county":"Union County","state":"PA","lat":40.947474706000065,"lon":-76.87958608032375,"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 one-and-one-half and two-story Moderne armory on a lot along U.S. Route 15 in East Buffalo Township, just south of Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1938.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the armory is significant under criteria A and C as one of nine I-plan armories built in Pennsylvania between 1912 and 1938, and as a representative of the state's National Guard armory building type. It was built for Company M, 1st (Cavalry) Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard and reflects the function of armories for storage, meetings and training.","narrative":"Built in 1938 on a broad lot south of Lewisburg, the Lewisburg Armory is an I-plan building in the Moderne style, combining a two-story brick administrative section at the front, a one-and-one-half-story concrete block drill hall at the center, and a two-story brick former stable at the rear. The front facade has a projecting two-story bay fronted with stone and pilasters, and the drill hall is covered by an arched roof. The drill hall measures 128 by 70 feet and has a drop ceiling. The building was constructed for Company M, 1st (Cavalry) Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is one of nine armories of this plan built in Pennsylvania between 1912 and 1938. Because cavalry units needed stables and grazing space, such armories were usually placed on the edge of towns. The property is regarded as representing the state's military history and a distinctive building type. Renovations to the stable, new interior walls, replaced doors and a drop ceiling in the drill hall have altered some original fabric, though the building is described as retaining good integrity.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":null,"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 17:11:36.192413-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001700.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001700/79b357bab8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001700/79b357bab8-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lewisburg_PA_Armory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lewisburg_PA_Armory.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993901","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisburg_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6537277"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/union-county/lewisburg-armory-91001700/"}