Lancaster Armory

The Lancaster Armory, also known as the Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is an historic National Guard armory that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lancaster Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lancaster Armory Drill Hall, October 2010
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Location	438 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′41″N 76°18′28″W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1928, 1937
Architect	Johnson, Philip H.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Pennsylvania National Guard Armories MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001699[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1991

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

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a T-shaped brick building consisting of a three-story administration building that was erected in 1937, with a 1+1⁄2-story drill hall that was built in 1928 and executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately ninety feet by two hundred feet.^[2]

This building, which once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses, was firebombed in 1982.^[3]

Used as a public venue under the name The Stahr Center, it was renovated in 2018 and now houses Decades, a boutique bowling alley and retro-arcade.

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