Lancaster Armory Explained

Lancaster Armory
Location:438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0447°N -76.3078°W
Built:1928, 1937
Architect:Johnson, Philip H.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 14, 1991
Refnum:91001699

The Lancaster Armory, also known as the Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is an historic National Guard armory that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a T-shaped brick building consisting of a three-story administration building that was erected in 1937, with a -story drill hall that was built in 1928 and executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately ninety feet by two hundred feet.[1]

This building, which once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses, was firebombed in 1982.[2]

Used as a public venue under the name The Stahr Center, it was renovated in 2018 and now houses Decades, a boutique bowling alley and retro-arcade.

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. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096451_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory ]. 2012-02-25. Kristine M. Wilson and Joseph Burke, III. PDF. August 1990.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wjstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mb4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3448%2C6068754 The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."