Centreville Armory

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Centreville Armory
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LocationS. Commerce St., Centreville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°2′30″N76°4′5″W / 39.04167°N 76.06806°W / 39.04167; -76.06806
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1926 (1926)
Architectural styleT shape
MPS Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No. 85002666 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

The Centreville Armory in Centreville, Maryland, is part of a series of Maryland National Guard armories built in the 1920s in principal towns in Maryland. The armories followed a standard design with a castle-like front housing offices and meeting spaces, backed by a large drill hall. [2]

The armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

Wye River Upper School purchased the Centreville Armory building in 2010 and converted it into a school. Wye River Upper School.jpg
Wye River Upper School purchased the Centreville Armory building in 2010 and converted it into a school.

The Centreville Armory was purchased by Wye River Upper School in 2010 and became the main campus of the independent co-educational day school for students with learning differences in 2014.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susanne Moore (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Centreville Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.