Built 1906 NRHP Reference # 93001538 Opened 1906 Phone +1 646-424-5500 | Architect Hunt & Hunt Added to NRHP January 28, 1994 Area 8,094 m² | |
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MPS Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS Address 68 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010, USA Hours Open today · 1–6PMThursday1–6PMFriday1–6PMSaturday1–6PMSunday1–6PMMonday1–6PMTuesday1–6PMWednesday1–6PM Similar Seventh Regiment Armory, Madison Square Garden, Kingsbridge Armory, Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, Downing Stadium | ||
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The 69th Regiment Armory is located at 68 Lexington Avenue between East 25th and 26th Streets in the Rose Hill section of Manhattan, New York City. The historic building began construction in 1904 and was completed in 1906. The building is still used to house the headquarters of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment (known as the "Fightin Irish" since Gettsyburg), as well as for the presentation of special events. The armory was designed by the firm of Hunt & Hunt, and was the first armory built in New York City to not be modeled on a medieval fortress; instead, it was designed in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and a New York City landmark in 1983.
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The Armory was the site of the controversial 1913 Armory Show, in which modern art was first publicly presented in the United States, per the efforts of Irish American collector John Quinn. It has a 5,000 seat arena that is used for sporting and entertainment events such as the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.