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New York City Third Avenue, Tompkins Market, Armory
Basic Information | History | Images
| Street address: |
Third Avenue (between East 6th and East 7th streets) |
| City: |
Manhattan |
| County: |
New York |
| Year constructed: |
1857 - 1860 |
| Architect: |
James Bogardus, Colonel Marshall Lefferts, Charles W. Clinton |
| Size : |
Regiment |
| Square footage: |
54,000 NSF |
| Acreage: |
Unknown |
| Status: |
Demolished in 1906 |
Units Stationed: |
Years: |
| 7th Regiment |
1857 - 1879 |
| 69th Regiment |
1879 - 1906 |
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History
This cast-iron commercial building was occupied by meat markets stalls on the first floor and military on the upper floors. The Seventh Regiment previously occupied the Central Park Arsenal on Fifth Avenue and later moved to the Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue.
Images
Back to the Armory Homepage
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified:
October 19, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/New York City Third Avenue.htm
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