Built 1899 Area 1 ha Architectural style Victorian architecture | NRHP Reference # 94001543 Opened 1899 Added to NRHP 12 January 1995 | |
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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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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