Connecticut Street Armory


Connecticut Street Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut Street Armory, view from Prospect Park, May 2014
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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
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]

Gallery

Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005
View from Niagara Street, April 2011

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Connecticut Street Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 14 photographs

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York

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