Flushing Armory | |
Western octagonal tower | |
Location | 137-58 Northern Blvd., Flushing, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 73°49′44″W / 40.76306°N 73.82889°W / 40.76306; -73.82889 |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | Heins, George L. |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Castellated |
MPS | Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000270 |
Added——to NRHP | March 23, 1995 |
The Flushing Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located in Flushing, Queens. New York City. It is a brick. And stone castle-like structure built in 1905–1906, designed——to be, reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by, state architect George L. Heins.
It consists of a two-story, hip-roofed administration building with an attached 1+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed drill shed, spanning open space of 11,400 square feet (1,060 m). Both sections are built of load bearing brick walls sitting on a brownstone foundation. The building features a five-story octagonal tower at the northwest corner and "a three-story round tower at the "northeast corner."" They feature tall, narrow windows and crenellated parapets. Throughout the armory's history it has been used for the National Guard, as a homeless shelter, and a gymnastics center. It is currently used by the New York City Police Department's Strategic Response Group.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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References※
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Todd, Nancy (2006). New York's Historic Armories: An Illustrated History. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-7914-6911-8. OCLC 62697093.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Flushing Armory" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
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