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Connecticut Street Armory

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Connecticut Street Armory, also known as the 74th Regimental Armory, is a historic National Guard armory building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is sited at Columbus Park. It is a massive castle-like structure built in 1899 of Medina sandstone. It was designed by architect Isaac G. Perry. It consists of a -story administration building with an attached 2-story drill shed all constructed of sandstone, lying on a rusticated battered stone foundation. The building features 4- to 6-story towers surrounding the administration building, and a -story square tower at the center entrance. It is home to the 74th Regiment of the New York National Guard. Note: This includes and Accompanying 14 photographs Prior to its construction, the site was home to a 13.5 million gallon reservoir. Read more on Wikipedia

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