Corning Armory - Corning, New York, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ted28285
N 42° 08.906 W 077° 03.234
18T E 330293 N 4668298
Former National Guard Armory located in Corning New York.
Waymark Code: WM18AAW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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This former National Guard armory was built in 1934. The building is the home to the Corning YMCA. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

From Wikipedia:
"Corning Armory, since 1977 home to the Corning YMCA, is a historic National Guard armory building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was designed by architect William Haugaard. The historic, main block of the armory is a T-shaped Gothic Revival edifice with terra cotta trim constructed in 1934. The front portion, the former administration building, is a two-story, seven-bay structure flanked by two one-and-a-half-story wings. The rear section is the former drill shed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003."

Era: Other

General Comments:
The building served as a National Guard Armory from 1934 into the mid 1970's.


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