{"nrhp_refnum":"91001703","name":"32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of 32nd St. and Lancaster Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.95709448800005,"lon":-75.18987004599995,"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 three-story Classical Revival state armory on Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia, near 30th Street Station, with an irregular trapezoidal plan bounded by Thirty-Second, Thirty-Third and Cuthbert Streets. It includes a gymnasium, offices and a rear drill hall.","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. It was built in 1916 for a cavalry squadron and was designed by Philip H. Johnson, who designed at least five armories in southeastern Pennsylvania between 1909 and 1916. The building retains good integrity with few major changes.","narrative":"Built in 1916 in the Classical Revival style, this three-story brick armory on Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia was constructed for a cavalry squadron of the Pennsylvania National Guard at a cost of about $150,000. Its trapezoidal plan follows a block bounded by Thirty-Second, Thirty-Third and Cuthbert Streets, with a parking lot originally included between the rear elevation and Cuthbert Street. The south facade has a central two-story stone arch flanked by paired Roman Doric columns, an enriched entablature and an eagle above the entrance. Inside, offices, a kitchen, locker rooms and classrooms line double-loaded corridors, a two-story gymnasium occupies the front, and a large drill hall with arched trusses fills the rear. The building was designed by Philip H. Johnson, who had designed at least five armories in southeastern Pennsylvania between 1909 and 1916. It is significant for its association with the state's military and training functions and for its architecture by Johnson, whose armories form a related group.","period_of_significance":"1916-1939","architect_builder":"Johnson, Philip H. (architect); Fidelity Construction Company (builder); Poroling, George P. and Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","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 17:11:37.760615-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001703.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001703/1c59e4689b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001703/1c59e4689b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lancaster_32nd_Armory.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lancaster_32nd_Armory.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000998","name":"Powelton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/powelton-historic-district-85000998/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993819","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Specter_US_Squash_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4635112"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/32nd-st-and-lancaster-ave-philadelphia-armory-91001703/"}