Altoona Armory Explained

Altoona Armory
Location:327 Frankstown Road, Logan Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4814°N -78.3972°W
Built:1938
Architect:Hersh, Frank Austin
Architecture:Moderne
Added:May 9, 1991
Refnum:91000507

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2011-11-05. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096467_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Altoona Armory]. 2011-11-05. Joseph Burke III and Christine Wilson. PDF. August 1990.