Harrisburg Military Post

Harrisburg Military Post

Harrisburg Military Post, August 2013
Location Jct. of 14th and Calder Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′44″N 76°52′30″W / 40.27889°N 76.87500°W / 40.27889; -76.87500Coordinates: 40°16′44″N 76°52′30″W / 40.27889°N 76.87500°W / 40.27889; -76.87500
Area 28 acres (11 ha)
Built 1929
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Tudor Revival, Other, French Renaissance
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001755[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1991

Harrisburg Military Post is a historic National Guard armory complex and national historic district located at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It serves as the headquarters for the 28th Infantry Division. The complex consist of ten buildings, six of which are contributing to the historic place. The contributing buildings were built between 1929 and 1938. They are the three-story, French Renaissance-style Administration Building (1938); Warehouse (1933); Tudor Revival-style Gun Shed (1930); Stable No. 4 (1932); Stable Nos. 2 and 3 (1930); and Stable No. 1 (1929).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 William Sisson (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrisburg Military Post" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.


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