Gloversville Armory
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Gloversville Armory is a historic National Guard armory
building located at Gloversville
in Fulton County, New York
. It is a brick and red sandstone
castle-like
structure built in 1903-1904, designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by State Architect George L. Heins.
It consists of a two-story administration building with an attached drill shed. The building features three engaged irregular towers; a five story octagonal tower, two story square tower with hipped roof, and two story tower with crenelated parapet.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1995.
Armory (military)
An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
building located at Gloversville
Gloversville, New York
Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of America's glovemaking industry with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville and Johnstown. In 2000, Gloversville had a population of 15,413. Ten years later, the population had increased to 15,665- History :The...
in Fulton County, New York
Fulton County, New York
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its name is in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...
. It is a brick and red sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
castle-like
Battlement
A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet , in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles. These cut-out portions form crenels...
structure built in 1903-1904, designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was designed by State Architect George L. Heins.
It consists of a two-story administration building with an attached drill shed. The building features three engaged irregular towers; a five story octagonal tower, two story square tower with hipped roof, and two story tower with crenelated parapet.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1995.