Tonawanda Armory

Tonawanda (25th Separate Company) Armory
Tonawanda Armory, November 2008
Location79 Delaware Ave.,
Tonawanda, New York
Coordinates43°2′39″N 78°52′22″W / 43.04417°N 78.87278°W / 43.04417; -78.87278
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
ArchitectIsaac G. Perry
Architectural styleRomanesque, Castellated Style
MPSArmy National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.93001539[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1994

The Tonawanda Armory is a historic armory originally built for the 25th Separate Company of the New York National Guard, and located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York. It is a brick and stone castle-like structure built in 1897, designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by State architect of New York Isaac G. Perry.

It consists of a two-story, hip-roofed administration building with an attached 1+12-story, gable-roofed drill shed, spanning open space of 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2). The building features a five-story octagonal tower at the southwest corner and a two-story round tower at the northwest corner.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is now privately owned and available for rental or tours.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Tonawanda (25th Separate Company) Armory" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying six photographs
  3. ^ Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 18, 2011