Hyattsville Armory


Hyattsville Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Side View of Hyattsville Armory November 2008
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Location	5340 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, Maryland
Coordinates	38°57′17″N 76°56′28″W / 38.95472°N 76.94111°W / 38.95472; -76.94111Coordinates: 38°57′17″N 76°56′28″W / 38.95472°N 76.94111°W / 38.95472; -76.94111
Built	1918
Architect	Robert Lawrence Harris
NRHP Reference #	80004332^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 27, 1980

The Hyattsville Armory is a historic National Guard armory built in 1918 and located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It was the first Armory built in Prince George's County and the fifth in Maryland. Its architect, Robert Lawrence Harris, served as State Architect under Governor Albert C. Ritchie. In this capacity, Harris supervised the design of similar armories in Salisbury, Kensington, Silver Spring, Hagerstown, Laurel, Easton, Crisfield, Pocomoke City, Centreville, and Cumberland. The structure is distinctly fortresslike and offers a commanding view of the surrounding area. The building is patterned after a medieval English castle and built of native stone, with rectangular turrets flanking the arched limestone entranceway. Carved above the entry is the State Seal of Maryland.^[2]

The Hyattsville Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

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1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ William A. Aleshire; Robert F. Sellers; James Maher (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hyattsville Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

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