Connecticut Street Armory

Connecticut Street Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut Street Armory, view from Prospect Park, May 2014
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Location	184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°W / 42.90389; -78.89417
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1899
Architect	Perry, Isaac; Lansing, Capt. William
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.	94001543[1]
Added to NRHP	January 12, 1995

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 was the home to the 74th Regiment of the New York National Guard.^[2] Prior to its construction, the site was home to a 13.5 million gallon reservoir.^[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

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  Connecticut Street Armory, view of main tower, July 2005
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  View from Niagara Street, April 2011
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  The armory after 1898

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