{"nrhp_refnum":"95000087","name":"Schenectady Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 Washington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Schenectady","county":"Schenectady County","state":"NY","lat":42.813313805000064,"lon":-73.94892443499998,"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 T-shaped brick armory with an administration building and attached drill shed at 125 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, New York, built in 1936 to a design by State Architect William Haugaard.","why_significant":"It is a representative example of an early twentieth century New York Army National Guard armory. It serves as a military facility and civic monument, pairs an administration building with a drill shed, and reflects medieval military architecture. It is also tied to the National Guard's role in American military history.","narrative":"Built in 1936 west of downtown Schenectady, this armory is a large T-shaped building combining an administration block with a gable-roofed drill shed behind it. Designed by State Architect William Haugaard, it blends Art Deco and Tudor Revival styling in brick with limestone trim, and its projecting entrance pavilion holds a scored concrete sally port with oak doors and medieval-style brass hardware. Inside, the octagonal vestibule, vaulted concrete corridors and steel-trussed drill shed largely survive. It was the city's third armory, replacing an 1898 building for a National Guard unit later known as the 105th Infantry Regiment. Its significance lies in how fully it shows the New York armory type: a military facility and social club, a civic symbol of state authority, and a design drawing on medieval fortifications. Construction of Interstate 890 in the 1960s erased much of the surrounding neighborhood, yet the armory remains a prominent public building and a visible reminder of the volunteer militia's place in American military history.","period_of_significance":"1936","architect_builder":"William Haugaard, State Architect","architectural_style":"20th Century Revival: Tudor Revival; Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as an active National Guard armory; the first-floor former company meeting room now serves as a bar/dining room, and some offices have been subdivided and modernized.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.59292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000087.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000087/86200eb17d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000087/86200eb17d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schenectady_Armory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Schenectady_Armory.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314620","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenectady_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7431147"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/schenectady-county/schenectady-armory-95000087/"}