Frederick Armory

Summary

The Frederick Armory is one of a series of similar armories built for the Maryland National Guard in the early 20th century. The building explicitly copies features of medieval fortifications, with crenelated blocks at either end of a buttressed drill hall.[2]

Frederick Armory
Frederick Armory in 2020
Frederick Armory is located in Maryland
Frederick Armory
Frederick Armory is located in the United States
Frederick Armory
LocationBentz & Second Sts., Frederick, Maryland
Coordinates39°25′0″N 77°24′53″W / 39.41667°N 77.41472°W / 39.41667; -77.41472
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectHamme, John B.; Culler, Lloyd C.
Architectural styleMedieval
MPSMaryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No.85002672[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

The armory is now a city recreation center.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Susanne Moore (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Frederick Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links edit

  • Frederick Armory, Frederick County, including photo in 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust