Armory (also known as Philadelphia Armory and 33rd Street Armory), Drexel University
Title
Armory (also known as Philadelphia Armory and 33rd Street Armory), Drexel University
Exterior
View from southwest
Description
This is one of several armories in Philadelphia designed by Johnson. He was the architect for the city health department for his lifetime. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Purchased by Drexel in 2008, the armory currently serves as a special events building hosting concerts, intramural sports events, and other special events.
Classical Revival
Creator
Johnson, Philip H. (architect, 1868 - 1933); Fidelity Construction Co.
American
Source
Jeannine Keefer
Date
1920
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Type
Drill halls; athletic buildings
Coverage
32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
-75.188644
39.956427
Files
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Philip H. (architect, 1868 - 1933); Fidelity Construction Co. and American, “Armory (also known as Philadelphia Armory and 33rd Street Armory), Drexel University,” Urban Campus, accessed February 6, 2023, https://urbancampus.richmond.edu/items/show/414.