Ford City Armory
Why it's listed
Built in 1930 for Company C, 112th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Ford City Armory is a one-story brick building on a flat corner lot in Ford City, Armstrong County. Its T-plan arrangement places the drill hall beside the administration section, and its asphalt-shingled hip roof rises over the drill hall and flattens over the offices. Two double-door entrances with transoms face both Tenth Street and Third Avenue, and a central metal garage door on the Third Avenue side opens onto the drill floor. The drill hall floor is Western Fir, and the interior includes a rifle range, a locker room, a classroom and offices. Designed by Joseph F. Kuntz of Pittsburgh, it is one of at least 18 armories he designed, and it is significant as a representative example of the state armory building type. The exterior remains largely unaltered apart from replaced doors.
Significance in brief: The armory is significant under criteria A and C as a member of the State Armory Building property type within the Pennsylvania National Guard Armories multiple property nomination. It was designed by Joseph F. Kuntz of Pittsburgh, one of at least 18 armories he designed, and the nomination states it retains very good integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89002074, listed December 22, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 301 Tenth St., Ford City |
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| County | Armstrong County |
| Listed | December 22, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89002074 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1930-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Joseph F. Kuntz (architect); Clyde Hatten (listed in the form as Architect/Builder) |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 40.77168, -79.53167 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89002074.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5467688
- This listing as JSON
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