Ford City Armory Explained

Ford City Armory
Location:	301 Tenth St., Ford City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.7717°N -79.5319°W
Built:	1930
Architect:	Kuntz, Joseph F.
Builder:	Hatten, Clyde
Architecture:	Moderne
Added:	December 22, 1989
Refnum:	89002074

The Ford City Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at 301 Tenth Street in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Joseph F. Kuntz. It was built in 1930. It is a work of builder Clyde Hatten.^[1]

It is a one-story, "T"-plan building in Moderne style. It is 10 bays by 9 bays, sits on a cement foundation, and has a hipped roof.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

The building was sold in 1996. It now hosts the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Clyde Hatten is credited as an architect, builder or engineer in the National Register Information System (NRIS) and in the National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for this site. The fact that Hatten was a builder (rather than an engineer or architect) is suggested by this webpage of the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-08-22. 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|H096453_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ford City Armory]. 2012-08-22. Kristine M. Wilson. PDF. August 1989.
3. Web site: Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum.