79 Delaware Ave., Tonawanda, New York. County/parish: Erie.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 28, 1994. NRIS 93001539.
Part of Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS (NRIS 64500442).
1 contributing building.
The Tonawanda Armory is a historic armory originally built for the 25th Separate Company of the New York National Guard, and located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York. It is a brick and stone castle-like structure built in 1897, designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by State architect of New York Isaac G. Perry.
It consists of a two-story, hip-roofed administration building with an attached 1+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed drill shed, spanning open space of 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2). The building features a five-story octagonal tower at the southwest corner and a two-story round tower at the northwest corner.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is now privately owned and available for rental or tours.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312811