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Corning First Street Arsenal
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
First Street (between Washington and Hamilton streets) |
| City: |
Corning |
| County: |
Steuben |
| Year constructed: |
1858 |
| Architect: |
James M. Hawley (contractor) |
| Size : |
Company |
| Square footage: |
Unknown |
| Acreage: |
Unknown |
| Status: |
Closed in 1875 due to lack of troops / Sold to St. Mary's Parish and became Sisters of Mercy convent and St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum headquarters / Converted to kindergarten in 1906 after nuns moved out / Vacant / Demolished in 1965 to make way for Castle Garden Apartments |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| Co. C & D, 7th Division 60th Infantry Regiment |
1858 - ???? |
| 106th Infantry Regiment |
1868 - 1873 |
| 106th Infantry Battalion |
1873 - 1877 (disbanded) |
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History
Prior to the arsenal being built, Co. C & D was headquartered in Elmira. The Centerway Armory was later built in 1935.
Images
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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
October 11, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/Corning.htm
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