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June 23, 1980. The White Plains Armory is a historic building in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County . Located at 65 Mitchell Place/35 South Broadway, the building was built to serve as a National Guard armory. [2] Construction of the building began in 1909 and was completed in 1910. [2]
White Plains: County: Westchester: Year Constructed: 1909 - 1910: Architect: James E. Ware: Size: Square footage: 31,612 NSF: Acreage:.75 Acres: Status: Vacated in 1977 Converted to Armory Plaza in 1982 with senior citizen housing and senior center on first floor
- White Plains
- 65 Mitchell Place / 35 South Broadway
- Westchester
- 1909-1910
Armory Plaza is in Downtown White Plains in the city of White Plains. Here you’ll find three shopping centers within 0.4 mile of the property. Five parks are within 7.1 miles, including Greenburgh Nature Center, Cranberry Lake Preserve, and Weinberg Nature Center.
- 35 S Broadway, White Plains, 10601, NY
The White Plains Armory, located at 35 South Broadway, White Plains, New York, is one of three military structures remaining in Westchester County. Designed in 1909 by Franklin B. Ware, the White Plains Armory is an example of castellated style of architecture.
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The White Plains Armory is a historic building in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County.
Located at 65 Mitchell Place/35 South Broadway, the building was built to serve as a National Guard armory. Construction of the building began in 1909 and was completed in 1910. The building was designed by architect James E. Ware. The building was 31,612 square feet and takes up three-quarters of an acre. 49th Separate Company/Company L, 10th Infantry Regiment occupied the armory from 1910 to 1939. From April 1924 to November 1929, the White Plains Armory was the temporary headquarters of Troop K of the New York State Police, after a March 3, 1924 fire destroyed the troop's headquarters at Gedney Farms. The police troop left the Armory in November 1929 after a new headquarters in Hawthorne was completed.
Subsequently, the building's tenants were the 106th Infantry Regiment and then the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Company D, 212th Field Artillery.
It is located on the site of the first courthouse where the Declaration of Independence was read on July 11, 1776.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The building was vacated in 1977. In 1982, it was converted to Armory Plaza, a senior housing complex with a senior center on first floor.
•List of armories and arsenals in New York City and surrounding counties
Mar 14, 1982 · The building is the 72-year-old White Plains Armory, a state and national landmark. Even the ground on which it stands is historic: The Declaration of Independence was read there publicly for...
Jul 1, 2011 · On July 9, 1776, the fourth Provincial Congress met at the first county courthouse—now the White Plains Armory, located on the corner of South Broadway and Mitchell Place. The says this was...
