W.G. Wilkins Company Explained

W.G. Wilkins Co. was an architectural and engineering firm of Pittsburgh. It was headed by William Glyde Wilkins (April 16, 1854 - April 12, 1921).

Wilkins and the firm designed many coke plants.^[1]

Joseph F. Kuntz was an important architect who worked for the firm and designed a number of armories through the state of Pennsylvania for the firm, before splitting off on his own in 1921 (and designing more).^[2]

The firm is credited in the design of a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works include (with attribution):

• Berwick Armory, 201 Pine St., Berwick, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.; Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed
• Blairsville Armory, 119 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G. & Co.), NRHP-listed
• Butler Armory, 216 N. Washington St., Butler, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.; Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed
• Connellsville Armory, 108 W. Washington St., Connellsville, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.), NRHP-listed
• Hunt Armory, 324 Emerson St., Pittsburgh (Wilkins, W.G., Co.), NRHP-listed
• Indiana Armory, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.; Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed
• Kane Armory, Jct. of Chestnut and Fraley Sts., Kane, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.), NRHP-listed
• Milton Armory, 133 Ridge Ave., Milton, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.), NRHP-listed
• Mount Pleasant Armory, Eagle and Spring Sts., Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G. Co.), NRHP-listed
• Washington Armory, 76 W. Maiden St., Washington, Pennsylvania (Wilkins, W.G., Co.), NRHP-listed

Notes and References

1. Book: History of Pittsburgh and environs: from prehistoric days to the ..., Volume 6 . George Thornton Fleming. 1922 .
2. 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.