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Altoona Armory

Coordinates: 40°28′53″N 78°23′50″W / 40.48139°N 78.39722°W / 40.48139; -78.39722
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Altoona Armory
Altoona Armory, April 2012
Altoona Armory is located in Pennsylvania
Altoona Armory
Altoona Armory is located in the United States
Altoona Armory
Location327 Frankstown Road, Logan Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′53″N 78°23′50″W / 40.48139°N 78.39722°W / 40.48139; -78.39722
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1938
ArchitectHersh, Frank Austin
Architectural styleModerne
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.91000507[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1991

Altoona Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The main armory building was built in 1938, and was an "I"-plan building in the Moderne style. The front section housed administrative functions and the rear was the former two-story stable area for the cavalry unit. Between these sections was the riding hall, which had a round arched roof. It was one of nine armories built in Pennsylvania between 1912 and 1938. Demolished.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  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 2011-11-05. Note: This includes Joseph Burke III and Christine Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Altoona Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.