Bronx · NYC landmark
Second Battery Armory
1122 Franklin Avenue · Bronx, New York City
Learn how a National Guard artillery armory used towers, a drill shed and a sloping site to form a brick fortress.
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NYFE Summary
The National Guard built this armory for a field-artillery unit descended from the Washington Gray Troop. Its large drill shed stood beside offices and other spaces used by the soldiers. Successor units remained here into the 1980s.
A tall corner tower, narrow windows and a stepped brick skyline give the front a fortress-like outline. The building follows the slope of the street rather than forming a symmetrical block. A later low addition repeated the original brick details along Franklin Avenue.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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