Lancaster Armory

Lancaster Armory
Lancaster Armory Drill Hall, October 2010
Lancaster Armory is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Armory
Lancaster Armory is located in the United States
Lancaster Armory
Location438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W / 40.04472°N 76.30778°W / 40.04472; -76.30778
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1928, 1937
ArchitectJohnson, Philip H.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.91001699[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1991

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.[1]

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 1+1⁄2-story drill hall that was built in 1928 and executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately ninety feet by two hundred feet.[2]

This building, which once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses, was firebombed in 1982.[3]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson and Joseph Burke, III (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  3. ^ The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."