Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 30-31, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: Building 30 served as the quarters for the post armorer. Building 31 is an addition, constructed in 1909. The two buildings are associated with the nineteenth and twentieth century history of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal center for the manufacturer of ammunition of more than one hundred years.
Survey number: HAER PA-74-F
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1870 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1909 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
O'Bannon, Patrick W, historian
John Milner, Associates, historian
Ransom, Christopher, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 40.00892, -75.06679
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html