Connecticut Street Armory

Connecticut Street Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut Street Armory, April 2011
Location:	184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:	42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°W / 42.90389; -78.89417Coordinates: 42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°W / 42.90389; -78.89417
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]

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  Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ 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. 

External links

• Connecticut Street Armory, Buffalo as an Architectural Museum
• Connecticut Street Armory - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com