Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory

      Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory
      Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory, November 2011
      Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory is located in Pennsylvania
      Location: 340 Harding Blvd., Norristown, Pennsylvania
      Coordinates: 40°7′28″N 75°20′41″W / 40.12444°N 75.34472°W / 40.12444; -75.34472Coordinates: 40°7′28″N 75°20′41″W / 40.12444°N 75.34472°W / 40.12444; -75.34472
      Area: 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
      Built: 1927-1928
      Built by: Herong, Frank R.
      Architect: Johnson, Philip H.
      Architectural style: Classical Revival
      Governing body: State
      MPS: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
      NRHP Reference#: 91000904[1]
      Added to NRHP: July 12, 1991

      Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory, also known as Norristown Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927-1928, and is a "T"-plan building consisting of a two-story administration building with a two-story rear drill hall section executed in the Classical Revival style. The building is constructed of yellow brick on a concrete foundation, with decorative stonework and a parapet.[2]

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

      References

      1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
      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: Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Memorial Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24. 


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