Lynn Armory

Lynn, Armory
Location Lynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′48.5″N 70°57′15.5″W / 42.463472°N 70.954306°W / 42.463472; -70.954306Coordinates: 42°27′48.5″N 70°57′15.5″W / 42.463472°N 70.954306°W / 42.463472; -70.954306
Built 1893
Architect Wheeler & Northend
Architectural style Romanesque
Part of Lynn Common Historic District (#92000247)
NRHP Reference # 79000332[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 7, 1979
Designated CP April 10, 1992

The Lynn Armory is a historic armory building at 36 S. Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque Revival architecture in the city. It was built in 1893 out of red sandstone to a design by Wheeler & Northend. It features a head house measuring 68 feet (21 m) wide and 86 feet (26 m) deep, behind which is a drill shed that is 127 feet (39 m) long. The principal features of the facade are designed to evoke a fortified castle: circular towers 22 feet (6.7 m) flank the entrance, and the towers and the front facade are topped by a crenellated parapet.[2]

The armory was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] and included in the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Lynn Armory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-21.


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