New York State Armory (Poughkeepsie)
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| New York State Armory | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Poughkeepsie, NY |
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| Built/Founded: | 1891 |
| Architect: | Isaac G. Perry |
| Architectural style(s): | Romanesque |
| Added to NRHP: | 1982 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82001154 |
| Governing body: | New York Army National Guard |
The New York State Armory in Poughkeepsie is located at the junction of Church (eastbound US 44/NY 55) and Market streets downtown, across from the Old YMCA. It is a Romanesque building designed by Isaac G. Perry, then the New York State Architect.[1] It is currently home to the 15th Company of the 53rd Troop Command of the New York Army National Guard.
It is a two-and-a-half-story structure made of brick and rusticated sandstone, visible to traffic entering Poughkeepsie from the west via the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Its interior features, such as oak lockers, staircases and floors, are well-preserved. It also retains the original pressed metal ceilings and light fixtures.[1]
Governor David Hill attended the cornerstone laying on Memorial Day (then called Decoration Day) in 1891, and spoke of the importance of maintaining state-level military facilities and the respectability conferred by service in the Guard.[2]
Troops were later deployed from here to the Spanish-American War and both 20th-century world wars. It has also been host to a variety of events from basketball tournaments to birthday parties for Franklin D. Roosevelt, a resident of nearby Hyde Park.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Sharp, Townley (August 8, 1980). National Register of Historic Places nomination, New York State Armory. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ ""The Day in Poughkeepsie: Gov. Hill Attends The Laying of the Cornerstone of an Armory", The New York Times, May 31, 1891. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
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