Whitehall Armory
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built in 1899 at 62 Poultney Street, the Whitehall Armory is a fortress-like brick building with a limestone foundation, designed by State Architect Isaac Perry. It consists of a two-story administration building with towers at its corners and an attached eight-bay drill shed. Castellated parapets, rifle slits, a stone-trimmed arcaded pavilion and a balcony inscribed for Company I, Second Regiment mark the front. The interior keeps oak staircases and mantels, original wooden floors, and a hardwood drill shed floor with balconies and a flying staircase. The $42,000 building replaced a drill room damaged by fire and housed the local company, which began as the Burleigh Corps in 1876 and later became Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment. It is considered a typical Perry design for a mid-sized community and an example of armories meant to serve as military facilities, social clubs and civic monuments. It remains in active military use.
Significance in brief: It is presented as an intact, representative late nineteenth century New York National Guard armory, combining a civic monument, an administration building with attached drill shed, and castellated design drawn from medieval military architecture. It is also tied to National Guard and American military history, including the reorganization of the state militia and the mobilization of 1916-1917.
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 95000079, listed March 2, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 62 Poultney St., Whitehall |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | March 2, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000079 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1899 |
| Architect / builder | State Architect Isaac Perry |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian; castellated style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as an active military facility; the form describes it as highly intact. |
| Acreage | 2.7 |
| Coordinates | 43.54971, -73.39629 (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 95000079.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7995981
- This listing as JSON
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