Joseph F. Kuntz

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.[1]: 6 

Biography

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.[2][3] By the time of the 1930 Census, Kuntz was still living in Pittsburgh and was a widower.[4]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5][6]

Latrobe Armory

The Andy Warhol Museum

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Kuntz's works include (with attribution):

• The Andy Warhol Museum, formerly known as Volkwein's Frick & Lindsay Building, 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[7]
• Art Institute of Pittsburgh, formerly the Equitable Gas Company Building, 420 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[8]
• The Atlantic Building, aka the Atlantic Refining Company Building, 258-262 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[9][10]
• Bellefonte Armory, E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Berwick Armory, 201 Pine Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Butler Armory, 216 N. Washington Street, Butler, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Ford City Armory, 301 Tenth Street, Ford City, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Hunt Armory, 324 Emerson Street, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[11]
• Huntingdon Armory, Standing Stone Avenue, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Indiana Armory, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Kane Armory, built 1922, NRHP-listed[5]
• Latrobe Armory, 1017 Ridge Ave. Latrobe, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• Linden Hall at Saint James Park, RR 26051 NW of Dawson, Dawson, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph Franklin), NRHP-listed[5]
• Scottdale Armory, 501 N. Broadway Street, Scottdale, Pennsylvania (Kuntz, Joseph F.), NRHP-listed[5]
• W.W. Lawrence Paint Co. Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[12][13]

See also

• List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks

References

1. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Note: This includes Kristine M. Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Armory". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. Kristine Wilson (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Pennsylvania National Guard Armories". National Park Service.
7. "Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009" (PDF). Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 20.
8. "Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009" (PDF). Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 17.
9. "The Atlantic Building". skyscraperpage.com.
10. "Image description". The Library Company of Philadelphia.
11. "Individual Property Historic Nomination Form, The Alfred E. Hunt Armory" (PDF). Historic Review Commission, City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
12. John Hayes (November 29, 1999). "Duquesne Incline seeks to reverse declining ridership". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
13. Patricia Lowry (July 28, 1999). "Nomination as landmark may save paint building". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.