Oil City Armory

Oil City Armory

Front of the armory
Location Jct. of E. 2nd and State Sts., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°25′38″N 79°42′33″W / 41.42722°N 79.70917°W / 41.42722; -79.70917Coordinates: 41°25′38″N 79°42′33″W / 41.42722°N 79.70917°W / 41.42722; -79.70917
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1914
Architect Bailey, Emmett E.,Co.; Cossau Bros.
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP Reference # 91000517[1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1991

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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Oil City South Side Historic District.[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 Joseph Burke, III and Christine M. Wilson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oil City Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.


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