Connecticut Street Armory

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] Prior to its construction, the site was home to a 13.5 million gallon reservoir.[3][4]

Connecticut Street Armory
Connecticut Street Armory, view from Prospect Park, May 2014
Connecticut Street Armory is located in New York
Connecticut Street Armory
Connecticut Street Armory is located in the United States
Connecticut Street Armory
Location184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1899
ArchitectPerry, Isaac; Lansing, Capt. William
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSArmy National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.94001543[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1995

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

  • Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005
    Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005
  • View from Niagara Street, April 2011
    View from Niagara Street, April 2011
  • The armory after 1898
    The armory after 1898

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. 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
  3. French, John Homer (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology, and General History of the State, and a Complete History and Description of Every County, City, Town, Village and Locality: With Full Table of Statistics. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 284. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. "Explore Buffalo Building Profile: Tales of Two Armories". Buffalo Rising. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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