Joseph F. Kuntz Explained

Joseph Franklin Kuntz (September 1868 - after 1930) was an American architect who was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He designed at least eighteen armories in Western Pennsylvania, with the W.G. Wilkins Company, following the 1905 creation of a state armory board.[1]

Biography

Born in Pennsylvania in September 1868, Joseph F. Kuntz was the son of a father who emigrated from Germany and a mother who was a Pennsylvania native. At the time of the 1900 and 1910 United States censuses, Kuntz was living in Pittsburgh with his wife Anna. By the time of the 1910 Census, they also had two sons Joseph, Jr., and Blair.[2] [3] By the time of the 1930 Census, Kuntz was still living in Pittsburgh and was a widower.[4]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Kuntz's works include (with attribution):

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-08-09. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Armory. 2011-11-07. Kristine M. Wilson. PDF. August 1989. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead.
  2. Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, draftsman, born Sept. 1868, and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 22, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1362; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 262; FHL microfilm: 1241362.
  3. Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, architect, age 38, and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1304; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0460; Image: 53; FHL microfilm: 1375317.
  4. Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, architect, age 62, and family. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1970; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 814.0; FHL microfilm: 2341704.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500536}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories ]. Kristine Wilson . August 1989. National Park Service.
  6. Web site: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. 20.
  7. Web site: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. 17.
  8. Web site: The Atlantic Building. skyscraperpage.com.
  9. Web site: Image description. The Library Company of Philadelphia.
  10. Web site: Individual Property Historic Nomination Form, The Alfred E. Hunt Armory. Historic Review Commission, City of Pittsburgh. 13 January 2015.
  11. News: Duquesne Incline seeks to reverse declining ridership. John Hayes. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1999.
  12. News: Nomination as landmark may save paint building. Patricia Lowry. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 28, 1999.

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