Carlisle Armory (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 40°13′13″N 77°10′43″W / 40.22028°N 77.17861°W / 40.22028; -77.17861
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Carlisle Armory
Carlisle Armory (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Carlisle Armory (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
Carlisle Armory (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Carlisle Armory (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
Location504 Cavalry Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°13′13″N 77°10′43″W / 40.22028°N 77.17861°W / 40.22028; -77.17861
Area36 acres (15 ha)
Built1931
Built byStarford Lumber Co.
ArchitectAtherton, Thomas H.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.89002071[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1989

Carlisle Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1931, and consists of separate administration and stable buildings executed in the Colonial Revival style. It was designed by architect Thomas H. Atherton. The administration building is a two-story stone and brick building with a gable roof and two arched dormers. The side gables feature Palladian windows. The stable building is a one-story, gambrel roofed building with gable dormers. The stable building has been converted to offices, classrooms, locker rooms, and storage.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-21. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carlisle Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.