Utica Armory

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Utica Armory
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Location1700 Parkway Blvd. E.
Utica, New York
Coordinates 43°4′47″N75°12′33″W / 43.07972°N 75.20917°W / 43.07972; -75.20917 Coordinates: 43°4′47″N75°12′33″W / 43.07972°N 75.20917°W / 43.07972; -75.20917
Area19.6 acres (7.9 ha)
Built1930
ArchitectWilliam Haugaard
MPS Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000083 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1995

Utica Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located in Utica in Oneida County, New York. It is a structural steel structure with brick curtain walls built in 1930 for Troop A, 121st Cavalry, and designed by State architect William Haugaard.

It consists of a two-story administration building with an attached three story drill shed. The administrative building features Tudor inspired towers, turrets and crenelated parapets. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Utica Armory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-08.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".