Harrisburg Military Post
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Harrisburg Military Post is a historic National Guard armory
complex and national historic district
located at Harrisburg
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
. 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).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1991.
Armory (military)
An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
complex and national historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
. 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
French Renaissance architecture
French Renaissance architecture is the style of architecture which was imported to France from Italy during the early 16th century and developed in the light of local architectural traditions....
-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).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1991.