{"nrhp_refnum":"95000085","name":"Fort Washington Avenue Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"216 Fort Washington Ave. (jct. with 168th St.)","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.84214562400007,"lon":-73.94139958699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-03-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick armory with limestone and terra cotta trim at 216 Fort Washington Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, completed in 1911 for the 22nd Regiment Corps of Engineers and designed by Walker & Morris.","why_significant":"It is presented as a remarkably intact example of an early twentieth century National Guard armory in New York State. Its design moves away from the fortress-like castellated armories of the late 1800s toward a more classical interpretation of late Tudor military architecture. It is also tied to the 22nd Regiment Corps of Engineers, one of the few historic engineer regiments in the state's organized militia.","narrative":"Completed in 1911 on the east side of Fort Washington Avenue in Manhattan's Washington Heights, this armory was built for the 22nd Regiment Corps of Engineers. The architects, Walker & Morris, won a 1907 competition held by the New York City Armory Board. The building has a three-story administration section and a three-story drill shed, all in brick with limestone and terra cotta trim. A deeply set sally port with an iron portcullis, corner bastions and octagonal towers recall medieval military design, while the symmetry and proportions show Neoclassical influence. Inside, the lobby and corridors keep glazed brick walls, terra cotta trim, tiled vaults and bronze sconces, and the drill shed has a balcony seating 2,300. The armory was recognized as a well-preserved example of its type and for its link to a regiment first organized in 1861. It remains state-owned and is used mainly as a homeless shelter.","period_of_significance":"1911","architect_builder":"Walker & Morris","architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century; Tudor Revival/Neoclassical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still owned by the military but used primarily as a shelter for the homeless; a twenty-story housing tower had been proposed above the administration building, and the interior features were described as endangered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.79113-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000085.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000085/59c9e56334-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000085/59c9e56334-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Beyond My Ken","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Fort_Washington_Armory_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond My Ken</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Fort_Washington_Armory_entrance.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011048","name":"Dominican Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/dominican-historic-district-100011048/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313827","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington_Avenue_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8564794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/fort-washington-avenue-armory-95000085/"}