Gloversville Armory

Gloversville Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located at 87 Washington Street in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. It is a brick and red sandstone castle-like structure built from 1903 to 1904, designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by State Architect George L. Heins in the Late Victorian style.

Gloversville Armory
(2020)
Location87 Washington St., Gloversville, New York
Coordinates43°3′0″N 74°20′26″W
Built1903
ArchitectGeorge L. Heins
Architectural styleLate Victorian, castellated
MPSArmy National Guard Armories in New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.95000081[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1995

The armory is used by the New York Army National Guard. It consists of a two-story administration building with an attached drill shed. The building features three engaged irregular towers; a five-story octagonal tower, two-story square tower with hipped roof, and two-story tower with crenelated parapet.[2]

The Gloversville Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References
  1. "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: Gloversville Armory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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