Exhibit 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment to
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Armstrong World
Industries, Inc. of (I) our report dated February 26, 1996, relating to the
statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Armstrong World
Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of September 30, 1995 and the
related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each
of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1995; (II) our report 
dated February 26, 1996 relating to the statements of net assets available for
plan benefits of the Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees of Armstrong
World Industries, Inc. as of September 30, 1995 and 1994 and the related
statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the
years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1995; and (III) our report
dated February 26, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Armstrong
World Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and
the related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows and shareholders'
equity and related supplementary information on depreciation rates and schedule
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995, which
appears in the December 31, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of Armstrong World
Industries, Inc. and for each of the years in the three year period then ended.


                                                 KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 26, 1996