Corning Armory

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Corning Armory
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Former Corning Armory, November 2010
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Location127 Centerway, Corning, New York
Coordinates 42°8′54″N77°3′16″W / 42.14833°N 77.05444°W / 42.14833; -77.05444
Area6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1934
Architect Haugaard, William
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000411 [1]
NYSRHP No.10140.000874
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2003
Designated NYSRHPMarch 25, 2003

Corning Armory, since 1977 home to the Corning YMCA, is a historic National Guard armory building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was designed by architect William Haugaard. The historic, main block of the armory is a T-shaped Gothic Revival edifice with terra cotta trim constructed in 1934. The front portion, the former administration building, is a two-story, seven-bay structure flanked by two one-and-a-half-story wings. The rear section is the former drill shed. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy L. Todd (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Corning Armory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".