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Lancaster Armory, also known as Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a "T"-shaped brick building consisting of a 3-story administration building built in 1937, with a 1 1/2-story drill hall built in 1928, executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 90 feet by 200 feet.[1] The building was firebombed in 1982.[2] The building once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses. It is now used by The Stahr Center.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[4]

References[]

  1. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp.  Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson and Joseph Burke, III (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Armory" (PDF). http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H096451_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-25. 
  2. The Rock Hill Herald - Apr 23, 1982, "Man Charged in Lancaster Armory Fire."
  3. The Stahr Center website Archived 2012-08-04 at Archive.is
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