Ligonier Armory
Why it's listed
Built in 1938 as a federal public works project, the Ligonier Armory is a brick Art Deco building on a flat corner lot in the Borough of Ligonier, Westmoreland County. It was designed by Robert T. Brocker of Greensburg and the Pittsburgh firm Kuhn, Newcomer, and Valentour. The building was laid out on a T plan, with a two-story drill hall at the front and a one-story administrative section at the rear. It was built for Company D, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Its main north elevation has a brick portico with three double-door entrances opening into the drill hall, topped with stone coping. Interior spaces include offices, a locker room, kitchen, shower and a drill hall measuring about 60 by 90 feet, with a wood floor and riveted steel Pratt trusses. The armory is significant for its association with state National Guard military use and for its representation of the standard Pennsylvania armory design. Additions in 1962 and 1972 were made to the side elevations, and the building retains good integrity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues 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 built for Company D, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and is laid out on a T plan with typical interior spaces such as a drill hall, kitchen, locker room, offices and storage rooms. The nomination describes its integrity as good.
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 91000514, listed May 9, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 358 W. Main St., Ligonier |
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| County | Westmoreland County |
| Listed | May 9, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91000514 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1938-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Robert T. Brocker of Greensburg; Kuhn, Newcomer, and Valentour of Pittsburgh |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 2.6 |
| Within district | Ligonier Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.24704, -79.24238 (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 91000514.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6546750
- This listing as JSON
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