Poughkeepsie: Main Street Armory


Street Address:278/282 Main Street
City:Poughkeepsie
County:Dutchess
Year Constructed:1872
Architect:Unknown
Size:
Square footage:Unknown
Acreage:Unknown
Status:Vacated in 1892

21st Infantry Regiment:    1868 - 1881 (disbanded)
15th Separate Company:    1881 - 1892
19th Separate Company:    1881 - 1892

History

Poughkeepsie's first armory was in an old carriage factory from 1865 - 1872. The upper floors of this Kirchner Building were rented and used as an armory from 1872 - 1892 until the new Market Street Armory was completed.