{"nrhp_refnum":"93001536","name":"New Scotland Avenue (Troop B) Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 New Scotland Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.65532969100008,"lon":-74.14726113899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cavalry armory at 130 New Scotland Avenue in Albany, New York, designed by State Architect Lewis Pilcher and completed in 1915. It has a two-story administration building and a three and one-half story drill shed, with a former stable wing attached.","why_significant":"It is an outstanding early twentieth century armory built for a local cavalry unit of the New York National Guard, and one of only a few surviving cavalry armories. Its restrained Tudor Revival design echoes medieval military architecture, and it serves as a civic monument. It is also tied to the history of the National Guard within American military history.","narrative":"Located on New Scotland Avenue in southwestern Albany, this brick armory was built for Cavalry Troop B of the New York National Guard and completed in 1915 to designs by State Architect Lewis Pilcher. It has a two-story administration building with crenelated parapets, corner bastions and a Tudor-arched entrance, joined to a tall barrel-vaulted drill shed with its original steel roof trusses. A former stable wing is attached at the side. The armory moved the troop from shared downtown quarters to a large suburban tract with room to house and drill horses. Its restrained Tudor Revival styling recalls medieval fortifications without the heavy castle look of nineteenth century armories. Only seven cavalry armories are believed to have been built in the state, and this is one of six that survive with moderate integrity. It is significant for its architecture and for its link to the National Guard's role in American military history. It remains in military use.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1914","architect_builder":"Lewis Pilcher","architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century; Tudor Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as an armory by the New York National Guard. The interior is partly intact, while the former stable wing and many offices were altered in the mid- to late twentieth century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.185109-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93001536.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001536/f6de186247-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001536/f6de186247-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Scotland_Avenue_(Troop_B)_Armory_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Scotland_Avenue_(Troop_B)_Armory_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312093","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Scotland_Avenue_(Troop_B)_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7011452"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/new-scotland-avenue-troop-b-armory-93001536/"}