Scranton Armory

United States historic place


Scranton Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Main entrance
41°24′55″N 75°39′10″W / 41.41528°N 75.65278°W / 41.41528; -75.65278
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1900
Architect	Holden, Lansing C.
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.	89002081^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1989

Scranton Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900, and is a four-story, 20 bays by 26 bays, brick and stone building executed in the Romanesque Revival style. The front facade features a central stone arch entrance flanked by crenellated towers.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

Side entrance
1930s postcard

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Scranton Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04.