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Bronx Kingsbridge Road Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
29 Kingsbridge Road |
| City: |
Bronx |
| County: |
Bronx |
| Year constructed: |
1912 - 1917 |
| Architect: |
Pilcher & Tachau |
| Size : |
Artillery District |
| Square footage: |
474,540 NSF |
| Acreage: |
5.042 Acres |
| Status: |
Decommissioned in 1996 / Used by City of New York as a homeless shelter / Vacant since 2006 |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 8th Coastal Artillery District |
1912 - 1914 |
| 8th Coast Defense Command (renamed) |
1914 - 1921 |
| 258th Field Artillery |
1921 - ???? |
| Division Artillery |
1961 - ???? |
| 234th Field Artillery |
1961 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Co. A, B & C, 42nd Maintenance |
1986 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 42nd Division Artillery |
1986 - ???? |
| 105th Field Artillery |
1986 - ???? |
History
The Eighth previously occupied the Manhattan Park Avenue Armory. This is the largest pre-World War II armory in America and occupies almost three city blocks.
Other armories in Bronx include:
Images
Back to the Armory Homepage
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
September 12, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/Kingsbridge .htm
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