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Oil City Armory

Coordinates: 41°25′38″N 79°42′33″W / 41.42722°N 79.70917°W / 41.42722; -79.70917
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Oil City Armory
Front of the armory
Oil City Armory is located in Pennsylvania
Oil City Armory
Oil City Armory is located in the United States
Oil City Armory
LocationJct. of E. 2nd and State Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°25′38″N 79°42′33″W / 41.42722°N 79.70917°W / 41.42722; -79.70917
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1914
ArchitectBailey, Emmett E., Co.; Cossau Bros.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.91000517[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1991

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]

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

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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 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.