Connecticut Street Armory
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Connecticut Street Armory, April 2011
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| Location: | 184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°WCoordinates: 42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°W |
| Area: | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built: | 1899 |
| Architect: | Perry, Isaac; Lansing, Capt. William |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | State |
| MPS: | Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 94001543[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 12, 1995 |
Connecticut Street Armory, also known as the 74th Regimental Armory, is a historic National Guard armory building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is sited at Columbus Park. It is a massive castle-like structure built in 1899 of Medina sandstone. It was designed by architect Isaac G. Perry. It consists of a 3 1⁄2-story administration building with an attached 2-story drill shed all constructed of sandstone, lying on a rusticated battered stone foundation. The building features 4- to 6-story towers surrounding the administration building, and a 6 1⁄2-story square tower at the center entrance. It is home to the 74th Regiment of the New York National Guard.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
[edit] Gallery
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Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Nancy L. Todd (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Connecticut Street Armory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2337. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 14 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2339.
[edit] External links
- Connecticut Street Armory, Buffalo as an Architectural Museum
- Connecticut Street Armory - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
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