{"nrhp_refnum":"80002641","name":"Twentythird Regiment Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1322 Bedford Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.67857881600003,"lon":-73.95404878199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque Revival military armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, built 1891-95 to designs by Fowler & Hough. It consists of an administration building (head house) and a large drill hall.","why_significant":"The armory is presented as an excellent, representative example of late 19th century military architecture, designed to resemble a medieval fortress with heavy walls, towers and crenelation. It was one of eight armories built in Brooklyn before 1900 and was praised for its monumental scale and detail. It is also tied to the history of the 23rd Regiment of the National Guard and to its richly furnished Council Room.","narrative":"Rising at the corner of Atlantic and Bedford Avenues in Brooklyn's Crown Heights, this armory was built between 1891 and 1895 for the 23rd Regiment of the National Guard. Architects Fowler & Hough gave it the look of a medieval fortress, using dark red pressed brick, rough-faced Potsdam stone and terra-cotta detail. Round corner towers, one reaching 136 feet, a two-story arched entrance with a steel portcullis, and a vast drill hall behind the administration building define its character. Inside, the Council Room keeps its original furnishings, oak paneling, stained glass and a 24-foot fireplace faced in green glazed tile. A state grant of $300,000, secured by Colonel John N. Partridge, helped fund construction, and a fair raised nearly $70,000 to furnish the rooms. One of eight Brooklyn armories built before 1900, it has been in continuous use since 1895 and still serves National Guard training and storage needs.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1891-95)","architect_builder":"Fowler & Hough","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"In excellent condition and unaltered; in constant use since its dedication in 1895, still used for National Guard training and storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.879444-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002641.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002641/eeb4e385fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002641/eeb4e385fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:23_Rgt_armory_Bedford_gate_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:23_Rgt_armory_Bedford_gate_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318544","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_Regiment_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7857837"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/twentythird-regiment-armory-80002641/"}