New York's historic armories : an illustrated history / Nancy L. Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Todd, Nancy L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armories--New York (State)--History.

Armories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York State : State University of New York Press, [2006]

Summary:

Winner of the 2007 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award presented by the Preservation League of New York StateWinner of the 2007 Building Typology Award presented by the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in AmericaNew York's Army National Guard armories are among the most imposing monuments to the role of the citizen soldier in American military history. In New York's Historic Armories, Nancy L. Todd draws on archival research as well as historic and contemporary photographs and drawings to trace the evolution of the armory as a specific building type in American architectural and military history. The result of a ten-year collaboration between the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, this illustrated history presents information on all known armories in the state as well as the units associated with them, and will serve as a valuable reference for readers interested in general, military, and architectural history.Built to house local units of the state's volunteer militia, armories served as arms storage facilities, clubhouses for the militiamen, and civic monuments symbolizing New York's determination to preserve domestic law and order through military might. Approximately 120 armories were built in New York State from the late eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, and most date from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when the National Guard was America's primary domestic peacekeeper during the post–Civil War era of labor-capital unrest. Together, New York's armories chronicle the history of the volunteer militia, from its emergence during the early Republican Era, through its heyday during the Gilded Age as the backbone of the American military system, to its early twentieth-century role as the nation's primary armed reserve force.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

History of the Army National Guard

Arsenals and Armories Built in New York State during the Republican, Antebellum and Civil War Eras

Armories Built in New York City during the 1870s and in Upstate New York during the 1870s and 1880s

The Seventh Regiment Armory

Armories Built in Brooklyn and Manhattan during the 1880s and 1890s

Upstate Armories Designed by Isaac G. Perry between 1888 and 1899

Armories Built in New York City between 1900 and World War I

Armories Built in Upstate New York between 1900 and World War I

Armories Built in New York State between World War I and World War II

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Arsenals and Armories by Location

Notes on Architects and Architectural Firms

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-292) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780791480991

0791480992