National Register of Historic Places

White Plains Armory

White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Listed
April 15, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002796

About this property

The White Plains Armory is a historic building in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County. Located at 65 Mitchell Place/35 South Broadway, the building was built to serve as a National Guard armory. Construction of the building began in 1909 and was completed in 1910. The building was designed by state architect Franklin B. Ware. The building was 31,612 square feet and takes up three-quarters of an acre. 49th Separate Company/Company L, 10th Infantry Regiment occupied the armory from 1910 to 1939. From April 1924 to November 1929, the White Plains Armory was the temporary headquarters of Troop K of the New York State Police, after a March 3, 1924 fire destroyed the troop's headquarters at Gedney Farms. The police troop left the Armory in November 1929 after a new headquarters in Hawthorne was completed. Subsequently, the building's tenants were the 106th Infantry Regiment and then the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Company D, 212th Field Artillery. It is located on the site of the first courthouse where the Declaration of Independence was read on July 11, 1776. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The building was vacated in 1977. In 1982, it was converted to Armory Plaza, a senior housing complex with a senior center on first floor.

Location

35 S. Broadway
White Plains, Westchester County, New York
41.03143, -73.76256

Categories

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Sources

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When was White Plains Armory listed on the National Register?

White Plains Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1980.

What type of historic resource is White Plains Armory?

White Plains Armory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for White Plains Armory is recorded as the industrial era.

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