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. Note: This includes
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.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.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. By the time of the 1930 Census, Kuntz was still living in Pittsburgh and was a widower.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.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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
See also List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
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