Indiana Armory
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
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.
Significance in brief: 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.
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 91001698, listed November 14, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana |
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| County | Indiana County |
| Listed | November 14, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91001698 |
| Resource type | 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 |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Within district | Downtown Indiana Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.61983, -79.15102 (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 91001698.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6023051
- This listing as JSON
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