Towson Academy

Towson Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Towson Academy, December 2009
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Location	Washington St. & Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Maryland
Coordinates	39°23′57.5″N76°36′18.2″W / 39.399306°N 76.605056°W / 39.399306; -76.605056
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1933
Architectural style	Medieval
MPS	Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No.	85002675 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 25, 1985

Towson Academy is a historic National Guard armory building located at Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a two-story brick structure constructed in 1933 with full basement, faced with a smooth light-colored, marble-like stone veneer. It features a T-shaped plan with a two-story front "head house" section and a one-story perpendicular "drill hall" extending to the rear and its façade is detailed to recall Medieval fortifications, with towers flanking the central entrance. ^[2]

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

References

1. "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: Towson Academy" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links

• Towson Academy, Baltimore County, including photo from 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust