Frederick Armory

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Frederick Armory
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Frederick Armory in 2020
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LocationBentz & Second Sts., Frederick, Maryland
Coordinates 39°25′0″N77°24′53″W / 39.41667°N 77.41472°W / 39.41667; -77.41472 Coordinates: 39°25′0″N77°24′53″W / 39.41667°N 77.41472°W / 39.41667; -77.41472
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectHamme, John B.; Culler, Lloyd C.
Architectural styleMedieval
MPS Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No. 85002672 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

The Frederick Armory is one of a series of similar armories built for the Maryland National Guard in the early 20th century. The building explicitly copies features of medieval fortifications, with crenelated blocks at either end of a buttressed drill hall. [2]

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

The armory is now a city recreation center.

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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: Frederick Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.