Oneida Armory
Why it's listed
Oneida Armory, at 217 Cedar Street, was built in 1930 for a local unit of the New York Army National Guard. State Architect William Haugaard designed it as a restrained, Tudor-inspired complex: a two-story administration building with a central entrance pavilion, a portcullis-protected oak door and an oriel window bearing the state seal, joined to a two and one-half story drill shed. Both parts have steel frames with brick walls and limestone trim. Inside, original glazed terra cotta walls, terrazzo floors, oak woodwork, steel roof trusses and a hardwood drill floor survive. The building is considered significant as a representative armory of its era. It serves as a military facility and social club, acts as a civic symbol of government presence, pairs an administration block with a drill shed, and echoes medieval military architecture. It also reflects the National Guard's long role in American military history. Haugaard designed at least twelve upstate armories, and Oneida's is among the simpler, classically flavored Tudor Revival examples.
Significance in brief: The armory is argued to be a representative early twentieth century New York Army National Guard armory. It combines a military facility and social club, a civic monument, an administration building with an attached drill shed, and Tudor-inspired medieval military styling. It is also tied to National Guard and American military history.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000084, listed March 2, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 217 Cedar St., Oneida |
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| County | Madison County |
| Listed | March 2, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000084 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1930 |
| Architect / builder | William Haugaard, State Architect |
| Architectural style | 20th Century Revival: Tudor Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as still serving as an armory (current function: Defense; Armory), and the interior is described as retaining a high degree of integrity. |
| Acreage | 2.1 |
| Coordinates | 43.09352, -75.64994 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000084.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7093654
- This listing as JSON
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