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Buffalo Broadway Arsenal / Buffalo Broadway, Sixty-Fifth Regiment, Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
Broadway (formerly Batavia Road) |
| City: |
Buffalo |
| County: |
Erie |
| Year constructed: |
1858 - original construction
1884 - added drill shed and administration building in front of existing arsenal and renamed Sixty-Fifth Regiment Armory
1950's - 1884 armory remodeled |
| Architect: |
Calvin N. Otis - original construction
1884 expansion - architect unknown |
| Size : |
Unknown |
| Square footage: |
Unknown |
| Acreage: |
Unknown |
| Status: |
Closed in 1909 / Converted by city of Buffalo into Broadway Auditorium (civic center) until 1947 / Converted by city of Buffalo into public works department storage facility in 1947 / 1858 arsenal burned down in 1948 |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 65th Regiment (formerly the 28th Artillery) |
1858 - 1897 |
65th New York Volunteers |
Spanish American War |
65th Regiment
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1899 - 1907 |
| 74th Regiment (Co. D and the Spaulding Guards) |
1858 - 1868 |
| 7th Battery |
1883 - ???? |
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History
Prior to armory being built, the 65th Regiment rented space in a building at the corner of Court and Pearl Streets from 1855 - 1858. In 1907, they moved to the new Masten Avenue Armory.
Other armories for the 74th Regiment include:
Images
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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
October 10, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/Broadway Arsenal.htm
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