|
 |
|
Buffalo connecticut Street Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
184 Connecticut Street (between Niagara Street and Prospect Avenue) |
| City: |
Buffalo |
| County: |
Erie |
| Year constructed: |
1896 - 1899 |
| Architect: |
Isaac G. Perry with Captain Williams Lansing |
| Size : |
Regiment |
| Square footage: |
280,362 NSF |
| Acreage: |
4.87 Acres |
| Status: |
Rebuilt in 1982 after back half was destroyed by fire, the armory is still in use by the National Guard. |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 74th Regiment |
1899 -1920 |
| 174th Infantry Regiment (Consolidation of the 74th and Fenton's Guard of Tonawanda) |
1921 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 121st Artillery |
1961 - ???? |
| 134th Medical Battalion |
1961 - ???? |
| H & A, 152nd Engineers |
1961 - Current |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 221st Engineers Group |
1986 - ???? |
| 206th Military Police |
1986 - ???? |
| 153rd Troop Command Brigade |
Current |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment 153rd Troop Command Brigade |
Current |
| Co. C, 427th Brigade Support Battalion |
Current |
| 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion |
Current |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion |
Current |
| Co. C, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion |
Current |
| 152nd Engineer Support Company |
Current |
History
This was the largest armory in the United States at the time it was built.
Other armories occupied by the 74th Regiment include:
Images
 
 
Back to the Armory Homepage
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
November 7, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/Connecticut Street Armory.htm
|
|
