Troy: Ferry Street Armory


Street Address:Ferry Street (on corner of River Street)
City:Troy
County:Rensselaer
Year Constructed:1884 - 1886
Architect:Brown & Dawson - original building George L. Heins - remodel and expansion in 1902
Size:
Square footage:Unknown
Acreage:Unknown
Status:Destroyed by fire in 1917

6th Separate Company:    1884 - 1897
    Co. A, 2nd New York Volunteers:    Spanish American War
    Co. A, 2nd Infantry Regiment:    1899 - 1917
12th Separate Company (formed 1876):    1884 - 1897
    Co. C, 2nd New York Volunteers:    Spanish American War
    Co. C, 2nd Infantry Regiment:    1899 - 1917
21st Separate Company (formed 1877):    1884 - 1897
    Co. D, 2nd New York Volunteers:    Spanish American War
    Co. D, 2nd Infantry Regiment:    1899 - 1917
4th Battery (formed 1881, formerly Battery F):    1884 - 1887

History

The 6th Separate Company was previously housed in the Fulton Market Armory at the corner of River and Fulton Streets. After the fire, a new armory was built on Fifteenth Street.

Other armories in Troy:

River Street (1860 - 1880)

South Lake Avenue (1899 - present)

 (1971 - present)