Pikesville Armory

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Pikesville Armory
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Pikesville Armory, December 2009
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Location610 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°22′8″N76°43′18″W / 39.36889°N 76.72167°W / 39.36889; -76.72167 Coordinates: 39°22′8″N76°43′18″W / 39.36889°N 76.72167°W / 39.36889; -76.72167
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1903
Architect Wyatt & Nolting
MPS Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No. 85002674 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

The Pikesville Armory was built in 1903 to support the expansion of the National Guard program. The second-oldest armory in Maryland, it was designed by architects Wyatt and Nolting. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Susanne Moore (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pikesville Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.