Oil City Armory
Oil City Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1914, and consists of a two-story administration section with a taller two-story drill hall in a Late Victorian style. The administration section has a taller three-story, corner, polygonal office tower with Gothic-influenced window surrounds. The drill hall measures 70 by 72 feet and has a roof supported by Pratt trusses.[2]
Oil City Armory | |
 Front of the armory | |
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| Location | Jct. of E. 2nd and State Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′38″N 79°42′33″W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Bailey, Emmett E., Co.; Cossau Bros. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000517[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Oil City South Side Historic District.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 2012-06-03. Note: This includes Joseph Burke, III and Christine M. Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oil City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
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