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Lancaster Armory
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National Register of Historic Places

Lancaster Armory

Also known as Stahr,BG Charles P.,Armory

On the National Register since 199135 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1991Lancaster
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lancaster Armory

Lancaster Armory, at 438 N. Queen St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 14, 1991. The Register lists it for its military and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 258 other Pennsylvania listings. It was listed as part of Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArmory in Pennsylvania, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 15 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

438 N. Queen St., Lancaster · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lancaster ArmoryStart here
  2. 2North Prince Street Historic DistrictBrick Warehouse · next door
  3. 3Martin, B. B., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Follmer, Clogg and Company Umbrella FactoryBuilt 1892 · next door
  5. 5Harrisburg Avenue Tobacco Historic DistrictTobacco Warehouse · next door
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31 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DLancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBHamilton ApartmentsChicago Style0.2 miBNissly-Stauffer Tobacco WarehousesBrick Warehouse0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.3 miBFriedman, Henry B., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.3 miBCentral MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.4 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.4 miBGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.4 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.4 miBReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.4 miBWest LawnItalianate0.4 miBStevens High SchoolSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBConestoga Cork Works BuildingLate-Nineteenth Century Industrial0.4 miDNorth Charlotte Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBAmerican/Consolidated Tobacco CompaniesTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.5 miBKirk Johnson BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 mi
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SSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.5 miBHager BuildingChicago Style0.5 miBOld City HallFederal0.5 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.5 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.5 miBW.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19250.5 miBLancaster County CourthouseRoman Revival0.5 miBSprenger BreweryVictorian0.5 miBBowman, Jacob, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBMcGovern, Edward, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBHess, A. B., Cigar Factory, and WarehousesBuilt 19080.5 miBBasch & Fisher Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miDEisenlohr-Bayuk Tobacco Historic DistrictTobacco Warehouse0.5 mi
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Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

North Charlotte Street Historic District0.4 mi away
Franklin and Marshall College Campus Historic District0.7 mi away
Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District1.3 mi away
Strasburg Historic District7.8 mi away

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Questions about Lancaster Armory

Is Lancaster Armory on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 14, 1991 (Register number 91001699).

Is Lancaster Armory a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Lancaster Armory?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lancaster Armory?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 15 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71993297 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.