Connecticut Street Armory

	Connecticut Street Armory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Connecticut Street Armory, view from Prospect Park, May 2014
Location	184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	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
MPS	Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.	94001543
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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]} 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

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NysNrhpNom-2] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]} 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

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