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Armories and arsenals are special buildings where soldiers used to train and keep their weapons and gear. These places were very important for the military in New York City and the areas around it, like the New York metropolitan and downstate New York regions. This list tells you about these buildings, which were mostly built between the 1700s and the 1900s.

Many of these old armories and arsenals are still standing, but some have disappeared over time. Others have been changed and are now used for different things, like schools or community centers. This list tries to show where they all were and what they were called.

Armories in New York City

Bronx Armories

The Bronx armories were built before the Bronx became its own county in 1914. Before that, the area was part of New York County (Manhattan) and even Westchester County earlier.

  • Tremont Armory: This armory on Bathgate Avenue was used by the Second Battery. It was built before 1902.
  • Fordham University Armory Hall: Located at the Rose Hill Campus, this building was part of St. John's College (now Fordham University). It was built before 1906 and is now the university's administration building.
  • Morrisania Armory: The Second Battery also used this armory on Franklin Avenue. It was built between 1906 and 1911, with more added between 1926 and 1928.
  • Kingsbridge Armory: This huge armory on Kingsbridge Road was home to the Eighth Regiment. It was built between 1912 and 1917.

Brooklyn Armories

Brooklyn is in Kings County. Here are some of its armories:

  • Williamsburg Armory: The Forty-seventh Regiment used this armory on Marcy Avenue, built in 1883–1884.
  • Clinton Hill Armory: This armory on Clermont Avenue was built for the Twenty-third Regiment in 1872–1873 and expanded in 1911.
  • Dean Street-Crown Heights Armory: The Third (Gatling) Battery used this armory, built in 1885–1886.
  • Bedford Avenue-Crown Heights Armory: Another armory for the Twenty-third Regiment, built between 1891 and 1895.
  • Park Slope Armory: The Fourteenth Regiment used this armory on Eighth Avenue, built from 1891 to 1895.
  • Bedford-Stuyvesant Armory: This armory on Marcus Garvey Boulevard was built for the Thirteenth Regiment between 1892 and 1894.
  • Troop C / Bedford Avenue Armory: Built between 1903 and 1907.
  • Sunset Park / Brooklyn Arsenal: This arsenal on 64th Street was built between 1924 and 1926.

Brooklyn's Vanished Armories

Some armories in Brooklyn are no longer standing:

  • Gothic Hall Armory: Used by the Brooklyn City Guard in the 1830s.
  • Henry Street Armory: The Thirteenth Regiment used this armory, built in 1858.
  • North Portland Avenue / State Arsenal: Built in 1858, it was later expanded and renamed.
  • Fulton Street / Orange Street Armory: The Twenty-third Regiment used this armory, built in 1863.
  • Fourth and North Second Streets Armory: Used by the Forty-seventh Regiment, built in 1864.
  • Stagg Street Armory: Used by the Thirty-second Battalion & Regiment, built in 1868.
  • Flatbush Avenue Armory: The Thirteenth Regiment used this armory, built in 1874–1875.
  • First Avenue Armory: Used by the Second Battalion Naval Militia, built in 1902–1903.
  • Johnson Street Armory: The year it was built is unknown.

Manhattan Armories

Manhattan is also known as New York County.

  • Central Park Arsenal: The Seventh Regiment used this arsenal on Fifth Avenue, built in 1848. It's now part of Central Park.
  • Lenox Hill Armory: This armory on Park Avenue was built for the Seventh Regiment between 1877 and 1879. It had major updates from 1909 to 1914.
  • Carnegie Hill Armory: Squadron A used this armory on Madison Avenue, built in 1894–1895.
  • Lincoln Square Armory: The First Battery used this armory on West 66th Street, built between 1901 and 1903. Today, it's part of ABC Studios.
  • Flatiron District Armory: The Sixty-ninth Regiment used this armory on Lexington Avenue, built between 1904 and 1906.
  • Washington Heights Armory: The Twenty-second Corps of Engineers used this armory on Fort Washington Avenue, built in 1911.
  • Harlem Armory: The Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment used this armory on Fifth Avenue. It was built in 1924 and expanded from 1930 to 1933.

Manhattan's Vanished Armories

Many armories in Manhattan are no longer standing:

  • Fifth Avenue Arsenal: Built around 1808, it was later replaced by the Central Park Arsenal.
  • State Arsenal: Built around 1808 in Tribeca.
  • Centre Market Armory: The Seventh Regiment used this armory in the 1830s.
  • Downtown Arsenal: Used by the First Division, built in 1844.
  • Tompkins Market Armory: The Seventh Regiment used this armory on Third Avenue, built between 1857 and 1860.
  • State Arsenal (Garment District): Used by the First Division, built in 1858.
  • 14th Street Armory (Twenty-Second Regiment): Built in 1863, this building was replaced multiple times.
  • Columbus Avenue Armory: The Twelfth Regiment used this armory, built between 1886 and 1887. Its site is now Fordham University's Lincoln Square campus.
  • Park Avenue Armory (Eighth Regiment): Built between 1888 and 1889, it was replaced by the Carnegie Hill Armory.
  • Broadway Armory: The Twenty-Second Regiment used this armory, built between 1889 and 1892.
  • 14th Street Armory (Ninth Regiment): Built between 1894 and 1896, replacing an earlier armory.
  • Park Avenue Armory (Seventy-first Regiment): Built between 1894 and 1902, later replaced by another armory on the same site.
  • Park Avenue Armory (Seventy-first New York Volunteers): Built between 1904 and 1906, replacing an earlier armory.
  • 14th Street Armory (Forty-Second Division): Built in 1971, this building was later replaced by apartments.

Queens Armories

Queens is in Queens County.

  • Flushing Armory: The Tenth Infantry Regiment used this armory on Northern Boulevard, built between 1904 and 1906.
  • Whitestone Armory: The Naval Militia used this armory on 6th Avenue, built in 1913.
  • 172nd Street-Jamaica Armory: The One Hundred and Fourth Field Artillery used this armory, built before 1924.
  • 168th Street-Jamaica Armory: The One Hundred and Fourth Field Artillery also used this armory, built in 1936.

Queens's Vanished Armories

  • Amity Street Armory: Used by the Flushing Guards, built in 1884. This street is now part of Roosevelt Avenue.

Staten Island Armories

Staten Island is in Richmond County.

  • Castleton Corners / Staten Island Armory: The One Hundred and First Cavalry Squadron used this armory on Manor Road, built in 1922.
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Staten Island Armory

Armories in Westchester County

Mount Vernon

  • Mount Vernon Armory: The Twenty-seventh Infantry Regiment used this armory, built between 1888 and 1889.

New Rochelle

  • New Rochelle Armory: The Thirty First Fleet Division of New York used this armory, built between 1932 and 1933.
New Rochelle Armory
The former New Rochelle Armory on US 1 in New Rochelle

Ossining

  • Ossining Armory: The One Hundred and First Signal used this armory, built in 1961.

Peekskill

  • Peekskill Armory: The One Hundred and Fifty-six Field Artillery Regiment used this armory, built between 1932 and 1933.

Valhalla

  • Valhalla Armory: The Forty-second Military Police used this armory, built in 1986.

White Plains

  • White Plains Armory: The Forty-ninth Separate Company used this armory, built between 1909 and 1910.

Yonkers

  • Waverly Street-Yonkers Armory: The Fourth Separate Company used this armory, built in the 1890s.
  • North Broadway-Yonkers Armory: The Tenth Infantry Regiment used this armory, built in 1918.
  • Quincy Place-Yonkers Armory: The One Hundred and First Signal Battalion used this armory, built in 1988.

Armories in Rockland County

Orangeburg

  • Orangeburg Armory: The One Hundred and First Signal used this armory, built in 1961.

Monsey (formerly Viola)

  • Viola Armory: The Seventeenth Infantry Regiment used this armory, built in 1863.

Armories in Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie

Dutchess County's Vanished Armories

  • Main Street-Poughkeepsie Armory: The Twenty-first Infantry Regiment used this armory, built in 1872.

Armories in Orange County

Middletown

  • Middletown Armory: The Twenty-fourth Separate Company used this armory, built between 1891 and 1892.

Newburgh

  • Broadway-Newburgh Armory: The Nineteenth Infantry Regiment used this armory, built in 1879.
  • South William Street-Newburgh Armory: The One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Regiment used this armory, built between 1931 and 1932.

Armories in Ulster County

Kingston

  • Broadway-Kingston Armory: The Twentieth Infantry Battalion used this armory, built in 1879.
  • Kiersted Avenue-Kingston Armory: The One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Regiment used this armory, built in 1932.

Armories on Long Island

Nassau County

Freeport

  • Freeport Armory: The One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery used this armory, built in 1961.

Hempstead

  • Hempstead Armory: The One Hundred and Second Observation Squadron used this armory, built between 1927 and 1929.

Suffolk County

Bay Shore

  • Bay Shore Armory: The One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery used this armory, built in 1955.

Huntington Station

  • Huntington Station Armory: Battery C of 1st Missile Battalion used this armory, built between 1958 and 1960.

Nesconset

  • Nesconset Armory: The Five Hundred and Eighty-seventh Transportation Squadron used this armory, built in 1961.

Patchogue

  • Patchogue Armory: The One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery used this armory, built in 1961.

Riverhead

  • Riverhead Armory: The One Hundred and Fortieth Transportation Squadron used this armory, built in 1957.

Ronkonkoma

  • Ronkonkoma Armory: The One Hundred Forty-second Aviation used this armory. The year it was built is unknown.

Existing and Vanished Armory Buildings

These tables show which armory and arsenal buildings are still around and which ones have disappeared.

Existing Armories

Existing armory and arsenal buildings
Name of armory Image Year built Location County Description
1 (2nd) Second Battery / Bathgate Avenue / Tremont Armory year unknown – built prior to 1902 Bronx; 1887 / 1891 Bathgate Avenue (between East Tremont Avenue (East 177th Street) and East 176th Street), Tremont 40°50′47″N 73°53′51″W / 40.846486°N 73.897530°W / 40.846486; -73.897530 (Bathgate Avenue / Tremont Armory) Bronx
2 St. John's College / Fordham College / Fordham University / Rose Hill / Armory Hall year unknown – built prior to 1906 Bronx; Rose Hill Campus Administration Building, 441 East Fordham Road, Fordham Manor 40°51′44″N 73°53′11″W / 40.862088°N 73.886281°W / 40.862088; -73.886281 (Fordham University / Armory Hall at the Rose Hill Campus Administration Building) Bronx
3 (2nd) Second Battery / Franklin Avenue / Morrisania Armory 1906–1911; 1926–1928 expansion Bronx; 1122 Franklin Avenue (at East 166th Street), Morrisania 40°49′41″N 73°54′19″W / 40.828177°N 73.905226°W / 40.828177; -73.905226 (Franklin Avenue / Morrisania Armory) Bronx
4 (8th) Eighth Regiment ((8th) Eighth Coastal Artillery) / Kingsbridge Road / Kingsbridge Armory KB Armory fr Jerome IRT jeh.jpg 1913; 1912–1917; 1950s and '60s annex Bronx; 29 Kingsbridge Road (between Jerome Avenue and Reservoir Avenue), Jerome Park 40°52′06″N 73°53′53″W / 40.868416°N 73.898155°W / 40.868416; -73.898155 (Kingsbridge Road / Kingsbridge Armory) Bronx
5 (47th) Forty-seventh Regiment / Marcy Avenue / Williamsburg Armory Marcy Avenue Armory jeh.jpg 1883–1884 Brooklyn; 355 Marcy Avenue (between Heyward Street and Lynch Street), Williamsburg 40°42′13″N 73°57′09″W / 40.703486°N 73.952530°W / 40.703486; -73.952530 (Marcy Avenue / Williamsburg Armory) Kings
6 (23rd) Twenty-third Regiment / Clermont Avenue / Clinton Hill Armory 1872–1873; 1911 expansion Brooklyn; 165-179 Clermont Avenue (between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue), Clinton Hill 40°41′33″N 73°58′13″W / 40.692488°N 73.970384°W / 40.692488; -73.970384 (Clermont Avenue / Clinton Hill Armory) Kings
7 (3rd) Third (Gatling) Battery / Dean Street-Crown Heights Armory 1885–1886 Brooklyn; 793-801 Dean Street (between Washington Avenue and Grand Avenue), Crown Heights 40°40′46″N 73°57′48″W / 40.679462°N 73.963340°W / 40.679462; -73.963340 (Dean Street-Crown Heights Armory) Kings
8 (23rd) Twenty-third Regiment / Bedford Avenue-Crown Heights Armory 23rd Regiment Armory tower from north.jpg 1891–1895 Brooklyn; 1322 Bedford Avenue (between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street), Crown Heights 40°40′42″N 73°57′12″W / 40.678339°N 73.953438°W / 40.678339; -73.953438 (Bedford Avenue-Crown Heights Armory) Kings
9 (14th) Fourteenth Regiment / (8th) Eighth Avenue / Park Slope Armory 1891–1895 Brooklyn; 1402 8th Avenue (between 14th Street and 15th Street), Park Slope 40°39′46″N 73°58′59″W / 40.662906°N 73.982941°W / 40.662906; -73.982941 (Eighth Avenue / Park Slope Armory) Kings
10 (13th) Thirteenth Regiment / Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard) / Bedford-Stuyvesant Armory 1892–1894 Brooklyn; 357 Marcus Garvey Boulevard (between Putnam Avenue and Jefferson Avenue), Bedford-Stuyvesant 40°41′06″N 73°56′17″W / 40.685053°N 73.937987°W / 40.685053; -73.937987 (Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard) / Bedford-Stuyvesant Armory) Kings
11 Troop C / Bedford Avenue Armory Bedford President armory jeh.jpg 1903–1907 Brooklyn; 1579 Bedford Avenue (between Union Street and President Street), Crown Heights 40°40′08″N 73°57′19″W / 40.668881°N 73.955374°W / 40.668881; -73.955374 (Troop C / Bedford Avenue Armory) Kings
12 (2nd) Second Avenue / Sunset Park / Brooklyn Arsenal 1925; 1924–1926 Brooklyn; 201 / 207 64th Street (between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue), Sunset Park / Brooklyn Army Terminal 40°38′28″N 74°01′27″W / 40.641021°N 74.024051°W / 40.641021; -74.024051 (Sunset Park / Brooklyn Arsenal) Kings
13 (7th) Seventh Regiment / Fifth Avenue / Central Park Arsenal 1848 Manhattan; (830) Fifth Avenue (at East 64th Street), Central Park 40°46′03″N 73°58′17″W / 40.767608°N 73.971307°W / 40.767608; -73.971307 (Fifth Avenue / Central Park Arsenal) New York
14 (7th) Seventh Regiment / Park Avenue / Lenox Hill Armory 1877–1879; 1909–1914 renovations Manhattan; 643 Park Avenue (between 66th Street and 67th Street), Lenox Hill 40°46′03″N 73°57′57″W / 40.767411°N 73.965922°W / 40.767411; -73.965922 (Park Avenue / Lenox Hill Armory) New York
15 Squadron A / Madison Avenue / Carnegie Hill Armory 1894–1895 Manhattan; 1339 / 1345 Madison Avenue (between East 94th Street and East 95th Street), Carnegie Hill 40°47′10″N 73°57′17″W / 40.786124°N 73.954625°W / 40.786124; -73.954625 (Madison Avenue / Carnegie Hill Armory) New York
16 (1st) First Battery / West 66th Street / Lincoln Square Armory First Battery Armory from east.jpg 1901–1903 Manhattan; 56 West 66th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) – present day Lincoln Square neighborhood) 40°46′23″N 73°58′51″W / 40.773023°N 73.980793°W / 40.773023; -73.980793 (West 66th Street / Lincoln Square Armory) New York
17 (69th) Sixty-ninth Regiment / Lexington Avenue / Flatiron District Armory 1904–1906 Manhattan; 68 Lexington Avenue (between East 25th and East 26th streets), Flatiron District 40°44′28″N 73°59′02″W / 40.741231°N 73.983919°W / 40.741231; -73.983919 (Lexington Avenue / Flatiron District Armory) New York
18 (22nd) Twenty-second Corps of Engineers / Fort Washington Avenue / Washington Heights Armory Ft Wash Armory no jeh.JPG 1911 Manhattan; 216 Fort Washington Avenue (168th Street and Fort Washington Avenue), Washington Heights 40°50′32″N 73°56′29″W / 40.842105°N 73.941251°W / 40.842105; -73.941251 (Fort Washington Avenue / Washington Heights Armory) New York
19 (369th) Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment / Fifth Avenue / Harlem Armory 1924; 1930–1933 expansion Manhattan; 2366 Fifth Avenue (between West 142nd Street and West 143rd Street), Laurel Hill / North Harlem 40°49′04″N 73°56′05″W / 40.817646°N 73.934687°W / 40.817646; -73.934687 (Fifth Avenue / Harlem Armory) New York
20 (10th) Tenth Infantry Regiment / Northern Boulevard / Flushing Armory Flushing Armory tower flag jeh.jpg 1904–1906 Queens; 137-58 Northern Boulevard (between Main Street and Union Street), Flushing 40°45′47″N 73°49′44″W / 40.763125°N 73.828958°W / 40.763125; -73.828958 (Northern Boulevard / Flushing Armory) Queens
21 Naval Militia / 6th Avenue / Whitestone Armory NY Naval Militia Clintonville St jeh.JPG 1913 Queens; 150–74 6th Avenue (between Clintonville Street and Powells Cove Boulevard), Whitestone 40°47′48″N 73°48′51″W / 40.796707°N 73.814217°W / 40.796707; -73.814217 (6th Avenue / Whitestone Armory) Queens
22 (104th) One Hundred and Fourth Field Artillery / 172nd Street-Jamaica Armory year unknown – built before 1924 Queens; 92-10 172nd Street (between Jamaica Avenue and 93rd Avenue), Jamaica 40°42′25″N 73°47′17″W / 40.707008°N 73.788063°W / 40.707008; -73.788063 (172nd Street-Jamaica Armory) Queens
23 (104th) One Hundred and Fourth Field Artillery / 168th Street-Jamaica Armory 104th Field Artlry 168 St 93 Av jeh.jpg 1936 Queens; 93-05 168th Street (between 93rd Avenue and Douglas Avenue), Jamaica 40°42′17″N 73°47′28″W / 40.704639°N 73.791074°W / 40.704639; -73.791074 (168th Street-Jamaica Armory) Queens
24 (101st) One Hundred and First Cavalry Squadron / Castleton Corners / Staten Island Armory 1922 Staten Island; 321 Manor Road (at Merriman Avenue), Castleton Corners 40°37′13″N 74°07′22″W / 40.620383°N 74.122844°W / 40.620383; -74.122844 (Castleton Corners / Staten Island Armory) Richmond
25 (27th) Twenty-seventh Infantry Regiment / Mount Vernon Armory 1888–1889 Mount Vernon; 144 North Fifth Avenue (at North Street), Downtown Mount Vernon 40°54′57″N 73°50′20″W / 40.915881°N 73.838762°W / 40.915881; -73.838762 (Mount Vernon Armory) Westchester
26 (31st) Thirty First Fleet Division of New York / New Rochelle Armory 1932–1933 New Rochelle; 270 Main Street (between Rhodes Street and Pratt Street; adjacent to Faneuil Park), Homestead Park 40°54′49″N 73°46′22″W / 40.913488°N 73.772873°W / 40.913488; -73.772873 (New Rochelle Armory) Westchester
27 (101st) One Hundred and First Signal / Ossining Armory 1961 Ossining; 101 Route 9A / Albany Post Road (at Broadway) 41°09′48″N 73°51′45″W / 41.163362°N 73.862399°W / 41.163362; -73.862399 (Ossining Armory) Westchester
28 (156th) One Hundred and Fifty-six Field Artillery Regiment / Peekskill Armory 1932–1933 Peekskill; 955 Washington Street (between Lindbergh Avenue and Lounsbury Lane) 41°16′22″N 73°55′44″W / 41.272639°N 73.928859°W / 41.272639; -73.928859 (Peekskill Armory) Westchester
29 (42nd) Forty-second Military Police / Valhalla Armory 1986 Valhalla; 2 Dana Road (at Sunshine Cottage Road) 41°04′56″N 73°48′48″W / 41.082289°N 73.813332°W / 41.082289; -73.813332 (Valhalla Armory) Westchester
30 (49th) Forty-ninth Separate Company / White Plains Armory 1909–10 White Plains; 35 South Broadway (at Mitchell Place); 65 Mitchell Place 41°01′53″N 73°45′45″W / 41.031343°N 73.762471°W / 41.031343; -73.762471 (White Plains Armory) Westchester
31 (4th) Fourth Separate Company / Waverly Street-Yonkers Armory 1890s Yonkers; 92 Waverly Street (at Maple Street), Getty Square / Downtown Yonkers 40°55′58″N 73°53′35″W / 40.932742°N 73.893135°W / 40.932742; -73.893135 (Waverly Street-Yonkers Armory) Westchester
32 (10th) Tenth Infantry Regiment / North Broadway-Yonkers Armory 1918 Yonkers; 127 North Broadway (at Quincy Place), Getty Square / Downtown Yonkers 40°56′20″N 73°53′48″W / 40.938857°N 73.896721°W / 40.938857; -73.896721 (North Broadway-Yonkers Armory) Westchester
33 (101st) One Hundred and First Signal Battalion / Quincy Place-Yonkers Armory 1988 Yonkers; 2 Quincy Place (at N Broadway), Getty Square / Downtown Yonkers 40°56′18″N 73°53′49″W / 40.938280°N 73.896998°W / 40.938280; -73.896998 (Quincy Place-Yonkers Armory) Westchester
34 (101st) One Hundred and First Signal / Orangeburg Armory 1961 Orangeburg; 84 Old Orangeburg Road (between 1st Avenue and Edgewood Drive) 41°02′44″N 73°57′58″W / 41.045455°N 73.966122°W / 41.045455; -73.966122 (Orangeburg Armory) Rockland
35 (19th) Nineteenth Separate Company / Market Street-Poughkeepsie Armory Poughk armory jeh.JPG 1891–1892 Poughkeepsie; 61 Market Street (at Church Street / East-West Arterial) 41°42′07″N 73°55′45″W / 41.701999°N 73.929192°W / 41.701999; -73.929192 (Market Street-Poughkeepsie Armory) Dutchess
36 (24th) Twenty-fourth Separate Company / Middletown Armory (1891–1892) 1891–1892 Middletown; 52 Highland Drive (at Wickham Avenue) 41°26′56″N 74°25′18″W / 41.449013°N 74.421569°W / 41.449013; -74.421569 (Middletown Armory) Orange
37 (19th) Infantry Regiment / Broadway-Newburgh Armory (1879) 1879 Newburgh; 145 Broadway (at South Johnson Street) 41°29′59″N 74°00′48″W / 41.499753°N 74.013389°W / 41.499753; -74.013389 (Broadway-Newburgh Armory) Orange
38 (156th) On Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Regiment / South William Street-Newburgh Armory (1931–1932) 1931–1932 Newburgh; 321 South William Street (between Walsh Road and South Robinson Avenue 41°29′46″N 74°01′32″W / 41.496204°N 74.025483°W / 41.496204; -74.025483 (South William Street-Newburgh Armory) Orange
39 (20th) Twentieth Infantry Battalion / Broadway-Kingston Armory (1879) 1879 Kingston; 467 Broadway (at Hoffman Street) 41°55′38″N 73°59′56″W / 41.927116°N 73.998985°W / 41.927116; -73.998985 (Broadway-Kingston Armory) Ulster
40 (156th) On Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Regiment / Kiersted Avenue-Kingston Armory (1932) 1932 Kingston; 25 Kiersted Avenue (formerly North Manor Road) 41°56′40″N 74°00′25″W / 41.944330°N 74.006921°W / 41.944330; -74.006921 (Kiersted Avenue-Kingston Armory) Ulster
41 (142nd) One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery / Freeport Armory 1961 Freeport; 63 Babylon Turnpike (between Lakeview Avenue and Meadowbrook State Parkway) 40°39′55″N 73°34′18″W / 40.665186°N 73.571670°W / 40.665186; -73.571670 (Freeport Armory) Nassau
42 (102nd) One Hundred and Second Observation Squadron / Hempstead Armory 1927–1929 Hempstead; 216 Washington Street (between Lent Avenue and Webb Avenue) 40°42′50″N 73°37′21″W / 40.713751°N 73.622421°W / 40.713751; -73.622421 (Hempstead Armory) Nassau
43 (142nd) One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery / Bay Shore Armory 1955 Bay Shore; 70 Brentwood Road, (between Redington Street and Union Boulevard) 40°43′53″N 73°14′12″W / 40.731439°N 73.236672°W / 40.731439; -73.236672 (Bay Shore Armory) Suffolk
44 Battery C of 1st Missile Battalion / Huntington Station Armory 1958–1960 Huntington Station; 100 East 5th Street (by Park Avenue) 40°51′26″N 73°23′41″W / 40.857304°N 73.394655°W / 40.857304; -73.394655 (Huntington Station Armory) Suffolk
45 (587th) Five Hundred and Eighty-seventh Transportation Squadron / Nesconset Armory 1961 Nesconset; 148 Smithtown Boulevard (between Mayfair Road and Southern Boulevard) 40°50′12″N 73°09′33″W / 40.836640°N 73.159114°W / 40.836640; -73.159114 (Nesconset Armory) Suffolk
46 (142nd) One Hundred and Forty-second Artillery / Patchogue Armory East Patchogue Armory.JPG 1961 Patchogue; 100 Barton Avenue (between Mt Vernon Avenue and Tremont Avenue) 40°47′13″N 73°00′15″W / 40.786875°N 73.004141°W / 40.786875; -73.004141 (Patchogue Armory) Suffolk
47 (140th) One Hundred and Fortieth Transportation Squadron / Riverhead Armory 1957 Riverhead; 1405 Old Country Road (between Osborn Avenue and Pulaski Street) 40°55′36″N 72°41′14″W / 40.926566°N 72.687267°W / 40.926566; -72.687267 (Riverhead Armory) Suffolk
48 (142nd) One Hundred Forty-second Aviation / Ronkonkoma Armory year unknown Ronkonkoma; 201 Schafer Drive (by Clark Drive) 40°47′16″N 73°06′12″W / 40.787690°N 73.103371°W / 40.787690; -73.103371 (Ronkonkoma Armory) Suffolk

Vanished Armories

Vanished armory and arsenal buildings
Name of armory Image Year built Location County Description
1 Brooklyn City Guard / Adams Street / Gothic Hall Armory 1830s Brooklyn; Gothic Alley and Adams Street, Downtown Brooklyn Kings
2 (13th) Thirteenth Regiment / Henry Street Armory 1858 Brooklyn; Henry Street (at Cranberry Street), Brooklyn Heights Kings
3 (2nd) Second Division / North Portland Avenue / State Arsenal 1858 Brooklyn; North Portland Avenue (N Portland Avenue) and Auburn Place; (1877–1878 Expansion for (14th) Fourteenth Regiment – renamed to Armory), Fort Greene Kings
4 (23rd) Twenty-third Regiment / Fulton Street / Orange Street Armory 1863 Brooklyn; Orange Street and Fulton Street (present day Old Fulton Street / Cadman Plaza West), Downtown Brooklyn / Brooklyn Heights Kings
5 47th) Forty-seventh Regiment / Fourth and North Second Streets Armory 1864 Brooklyn; Fourth Street (present day Bedford Avenue) and North Second Street (N 2nd St; present day Metropolitan Avenue), North Williamsburg Kings
6 (32nd) Thirty-second Battalion & Regiment / Stagg Street Armory 1868 Brooklyn; Stagg Street and Bushwick Boulevard, East Williamsburg Kings
7 (13th) Thirteenth Regiment / Flatbush Avenue Armory 1874–1875 Brooklyn; Flatbush Avenue (at Hanson Place), Fort Greene Kings
8 (2nd) Second Battalion Naval Militia / First Avenue Armory 1902–1903 Brooklyn; 1st Avenue (between 51st Street and 52nd Street), Sunset Park / Bush Terminal 40°38′59″N 74°01′13″W / 40.649853°N 74.020332°W / 40.649853; -74.020332 (former (2nd) Second Battalion Naval Militia / First Avenue Armory (1902)) Kings
9 Johnson Street Armory year unknown Brooklyn; Johnson Street, Downtown Brooklyn Kings
10 Fifth Avenue Arsenal 1808 Manhattan; (830) Fifth Avenue (at East 64th Street), Central Park 40°46′03″N 73°58′17″W / 40.767608°N 73.971307°W / 40.767608; -73.971307 (former Fifth Avenue Arsenal (ca. 1808)) New York
11 State Arsenal 1808 Manhattan; Between White Street, Franklin Street, Elm Place (today Lafayette Street), and Center Street, Tribeca 40°43′01″N 74°00′05″W / 40.716853°N 74.001437°W / 40.716853; -74.001437 (former State Arsenal (ca. 1808)) New York
12 (7th) Seventh Regiment / Centre Market Armory 1830s Manhattan; Grand Street and Centre Street, present day Little Italy / Chinatown neighborhood New York
13 (1st) First Division / Downtown Arsenal 1844 Manhattan; Between White Street, Franklin Street, Elm Place (today Lafayette Street), and Center Street, Tribeca 40°43′01″N 74°00′05″W / 40.716853°N 74.001437°W / 40.716853; -74.001437 (former Downtown Arsenal (1844)) New York
14 (7th) Seventh Regiment / Third Avenue / Tompkins Market Armory 1857–60 Manhattan; Third Avenue (between East 6th and East 7th streets), East Village New York
15 (1st) First Division / State Arsenal 1858 Manhattan; Seventh Avenue (at West 35th Street), Garment District New York
16 (22nd) Twenty-Second Regiment / 14th Street Armory 1863; 1872–1882 renovation Manhattan; 125 West 14th Street (between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue), Chelsea 40°44′18″N 73°59′52″W / 40.738209°N 73.997689°W / 40.738209; -73.997689 (former (22nd) Twenty-Second Regiment / 14th Street Armory (1863)) New York
17 (12th) Twelfth Regiment / Columbus Avenue Armory (King1893NYC) pg541 TWELFTH REGIMENT ARMORY. 61ST STREET, NEAR COLUMBUS AVENUE.jpg 1886–1887 Manhattan; Columbus Avenue (between West 61st and West 62nd streets), present day Lincoln Square 40°46′15″N 73°59′03″W / 40.770968°N 73.984284°W / 40.770968; -73.984284 (former (12th) Twelfth Regiment / Columbus Avenue Armory (1886)) New York
18 (8th) Eighth Regiment / Park Avenue Armory (King1893NYC) pg540 EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY. PARK AVENUE, FROM 94TH TO 95TH STREET.jpg 1888–1889 Manhattan; Park Avenue (between East 94th and East 95th streets), Carnegie Hill 40°47′09″N 73°57′15″W / 40.785960°N 73.954246°W / 40.785960; -73.954246 (former (8th) Eighth Regiment / Park Avenue Armory (1888)) New York
19 (22nd) Twenty-Second Regiment / (1st) First Field Artillery / Broadway Armory (King1893NYC) pg542 22REGT ARMORY, BOULEVARD, 67TH-68TH STREET.jpg 1889–1892 Manhattan; 1988 Broadway (formerly Western Boulevard; between Broadway, Columbus Avenue, West 67th Street and West 68th Street), present day Lincoln Square 40°46′29″N 73°58′53″W / 40.774800°N 73.981490°W / 40.774800; -73.981490 (former (22nd) Twenty-Second Regiment / (1st) First Field Artillery / Broadway Armory (1889)) New York
20 (9th) Ninth Regiment / West 14th Street Armory 1894–1896 Manhattan; 125 West 14th Street (between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue), Chelsea 40°44′18″N 73°59′52″W / 40.738209°N 73.997689°W / 40.738209; -73.997689 (former (9th) Ninth Regiment / West 14th Street Armory (1894–1896)) New York
21 (71st) Seventy-first Regiment / Park Avenue Armory (King1893NYC) pg543 71REGT ARMORY, 4TH AVENUE. 320TH-330TH STREET.jpg 1894–1902 Manhattan; Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), Midtown South 40°44′48″N 73°58′52″W / 40.746528°N 73.981178°W / 40.746528; -73.981178 (former (71st) Seventy-first New York Volunteers / Park Avenue Armory (1894)) New York
22 (71st) Seventy-first New York Volunteers / Park Avenue Armory 1904–1906 Manhattan; Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), Midtown South 40°44′48″N 73°58′52″W / 40.746528°N 73.981178°W / 40.746528; -73.981178 (former (71st) Seventy-first New York Volunteers / Park Avenue Armory (1904)) New York
23 (42nd) Forty-Second Division / West 14th Street Armory 1971 Manhattan; 125 West 14th Street (between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue), Chelsea 40°44′18″N 73°59′52″W / 40.738209°N 73.997689°W / 40.738209; -73.997689 (former (42nd) Forty-Second Division / West 14th Street Armory) New York
24 Flushing Guards / (17th) Seventeenth Separate Company / Amity Street Armory 1884 Queens; 170 Amity Street (now Roosevelt Avenue, near Main Street), Flushing Queens
25 (17th) Seventeenth Infantry Regiment / Viola Armory 1863 Viola; address unknown Rockland
26 (21st) Twenty-first Infantry Regiment / Main Street-Poughkeepsie Armory (at the Kirchner Building) 1872 Poughkeepsie; 278/282 Main Street 41°42′14″N 73°55′40″W / 41.703979°N 73.927761°W / 41.703979; -73.927761 (former Main Street-Poughkeepsie Armory) Dutchess

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