Franklin Armory
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Antique Mall Auction Gallery (Franklin Armory)
1909. 1280 Franklin Ave.
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(William E. Fischer, Jr.) -
(William E. Fischer, Jr.) -
(William E. Fischer, Jr.)
The deep maroon color and crenellated parapet of the former Franklin Armory give it a fortresslike appearance. The brick building is trimmed with Cleveland stone. A two-story administration extension at the western end is linked to the arena by a raised entrance flanked by castellated bay windows. The arena's open space is surrounded by a balcony. The building overlooks French Creek and is adjacent to the site of Fort Franklin (1787–1796), and a nearby historical marker remembers John Chapman, “Johnny Appleseed,” a pioneer nurseryman and itinerant preacher who cultivated apples from Pennsylvania to Indiana and lived in the French Creek valley until 1804. Since 1989, the armory has housed an antiques mall.
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Lu Donnelly et al., "Antique Mall Auction Gallery (Franklin Armory)", [Franklin, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-01-VE7.
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Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, Lu Donnelly, H. David Brumble IV, and Franklin Toker. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, 526-526.
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