Oil City Armory Explained

Oil City Armory
Location:Jct. of E. 2nd and State Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.4272°N -79.7092°W
Built:1914
Architect:Bailey, Emmett E., Co.; Cossau Bros.
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:May 9, 1991
Refnum:91000517

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.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Oil City South Side Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-03. 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|H096490_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oil City Armory]. 2012-06-03. Joseph Burke, III and Christine M. Wilson. PDF. August 1990.