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New York City park Avenue, Eighth Regiment, Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
Park Avenue (between East 94th and East 95th streets) |
| City: |
Manhattan |
| County: |
New York |
| Year constructed: |
1888 - 1889 |
| Architect: |
John R. Thomas |
| Size : |
Regiment |
| Square footage: |
213,714 NSF |
| Acreage: |
Unknown |
| Status: |
Sold to New York city in 1969 / Demolished in 1971 |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 8th Infantry Regiment |
1847 - 1892 |
| 8th Infantry Battalion |
1893 - 1895 |
| 8th Infantry Regiment |
1896 - 1897 |
| 8th New York Volunteers |
Spanish American War |
| 8th Infantry Regiment |
1899 - 1906 |
| 8th Infantry Battalion |
1907 - 1907 |
8th Artillery District Cos. 25-32 (added Co. 33 in 1909) |
1908 - 1913 |
| 8th Coast Defense Command (added Co. 34, added Co. 35 & 36 in 1916) |
1914 - 1920 |
| 193rd Field Artillery then 258th Field Artillery Regiment |
1921 - ???? |
History
Prior to completion of this armory, the 8th occupied the following locations:
- Centre Market Armory on Grand and Centre streets 1830's - 1871
- upper floors of a commercial building at 226 West 23rd Street (between 7th and 8th avenues) 1871 - 1878
- private house on Seventh Avenue (between West 34th and West 35th streets) holding drills in the nearby State Arsenal 1879 - 1880
- loft in the Old Broadway Stage stables at 9th Avenue and West 27th Street 1880 - 1887
- 71st Regiment's old armory on West 36th Street at Broadway 1887 - 1889
Drill shed shared with Squadron A Armory (built in 1894-1895) on Madison Avenue which was located behind and attached to the rear of the 8th facility. The 8th moved to the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx in 1913. Squadron A remained at the facility until it was closed in 1969.
Images
Back to the Armory Homepage
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
October 17, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/New York City Park Avenue Eighth Regiment.htm
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