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Buffalo Masten Avenue Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
Masten Avenue (between Best and North streets) |
| City: |
Buffalo |
| County: |
Erie |
| Year constructed: |
1902 - 1907 - original construction
1932 - 1933 - rebuilt after fire |
| Architect: |
George L. Heins with George J. Metzger - original construction
William E. Haugaard - 1933 rebuild |
| Size : |
Regiment |
| Square footage: |
388,089 NSF - original construction
267,266 NSF - 1933 rebuild |
| Acreage: |
10.42 Acres - original construction
10.42 Acres - 1933 rebuild |
| Status: |
Burned down in 1931 / Rebuilt on same site in 1933 and still open |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 65th Regiment |
1907 - 1917 |
| 3rd Field Artillery (Batteries A-F)? |
1916 - ???? |
| 106th Field Artillery (formerly 69th Regiment)? |
1917 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 27th Reconnaissance |
1955 - 1959 |
| Headquarters 27th Division |
1961 - ???? |
| 106th Field Artillery |
1961 - ???? |
| 127th Artillery |
1961 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment Division Support Command |
1961 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 127th Artillery |
1986 - ???? |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Co. A & B 174th Infantry |
1986 - ???? |
| Co. D, 102nd Medical |
1986 - ???? |
| 243rd Medical |
1986 - ???? |
| 105th Military Police Company |
Current |
| Detachment 1, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, STB 42nd Infantry Division |
Current |
| Detachment 1, Co. A, STB 42nd Infantry Division |
Current |
| 2nd Squadron, Troop C, 101st Cavalry |
Current |
| Co. D, 427th Brigade Support Battalion |
Current |
History
Prior to this armory being built, the 65th Regiment occupied the Broadway Arsenal/Armory from 1858 - 1907. In 1931 a fire started in the basement of the Masten Avenue Armory. This not only destroyed the armory, it spread and destroyed a church and many nearby homes. It has been called one of the worst fires in the history of the city of Buffalo.
A new armory was built on the foundation of the former armory in an art-deco style. During the time between the fire and completion of the new armory, the 106th Field Artillery unit stayed in the Brooklyn Auditorium, as well as, an abandoned automobile warehouse at 45 Jewett Avenue.
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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/Masten Avenue Armory.htm
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