Connecticut Street Armory
Connecticut Street Armory | |
Connecticut Street Armory, view from Prospect Park, May 2014 | |
| Location | 184 Connecticut St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′14″N 78°53′39″W / 42.90389°N 78.89417°W |
| 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 |
| 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. Prior to its construction, the site was home to a 13.5 million gallon reservoir.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.