Joseph F. Kuntz
Illustration — Scottdale Armory Joseph Franklin Kuntz (September 1868 - after 1930) was an American architect who was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He designed at least eighteen armories in Western Pennsylvania, with the W.G. Wilkins Company, following the 1905 creation of a state armory board.
Joseph F. Kuntz

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Illustration — Scottdale Armory Joseph Franklin Kuntz (September 1868 - after 1930) was an American architect who was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He designed at least eighteen armories in Western Pennsylvania, with the W.G. Wilkins Company, following the 1905 creation of a state armory board.
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Born in Pennsylvania in September 1868, Joseph F. Kuntz was the son of a father who emigrated from Germany and a mother who was a Pennsylvania native. At the time of the 1900 and 1910 United States censuses, Kuntz was living in Pittsburgh with his wife Anna. By the time of the 1910 Census, they also had two sons Joseph, Jr., and Blair. By the time of the 1930 Census, Kuntz was still living in Pittsburgh and was a widower. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. • Illustration — Latrobe Armory • Illustration — The Andy Warhol Museum • Illustration — Art Institute of Pittsburgh Kuntz's works include (with attribution): • 412 Boulevard of the Allies, formerly the Equitable Gas Company Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • The Andy Warhol Museum, formerly known as Volkwein's Frick & Lindsay Building, 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • The Atlantic Building, aka the Atlantic Refining Company Building, 258-262 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Bellefonte Armory, E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Berwick Armory, 201 Pine Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Butler Armory, 216 N. Washington Street, Butler, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Ford City Armory, 301 Tenth Street, Ford City, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Hunt Armory, 324 Emerson Street, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Huntingdon Armory, Standing Stone Avenue, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Indiana Armory, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Kane Armory, built 1922, NRHP-listed • Latrobe Armory, 1017 Ridge Ave. Latrobe, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • Linden Hall at Saint James Park, RR 26051 NW of Dawson, Dawson, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph Franklin), NRHP-listed • Scottdale Armory, 501 N. Broadway Street, Scottdale, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed • W.W. Lawrence Paint Co. Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1.Kristine M. Wilson. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Armory. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. August 1989.
- 2.Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, draftsman, born Sept. 1868, and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 22, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1362; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 262; FHL microfilm: 1241362.
- 3.Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, architect, age 38, and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1304; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0460; Image: 53; FHL microfilm: 1375317.
- 4.Census entry for Joseph F. Kuntz, architect, age 62, and family. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1970; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 814.0; FHL microfilm: 2341704.
- 5.2010a.
- 6.Kristine Wilson. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories. National Park Service. August 1989.
- 7.Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. 17. 2009.
- 8.Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. 20. 2009.
- 9.skyscraperpage.com. The Atlantic Building.
- 10.The Library Company of Philadelphia. Image description.
- 11.Historic Review Commission, City of Pittsburgh. Individual Property Historic Nomination Form, The Alfred E. Hunt Armory.
- 12.John Hayes. Duquesne Incline seeks to reverse declining ridership. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1999.
- 13.Patricia Lowry. Nomination as landmark may save paint building. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 28, 1999.
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