69th Regiment Armory
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The 69th Regiment Armory is a historic New York City military facility best known as the site of the groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to a wide American audience.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lexington Avenue Armory | 1 |
| Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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New York City Landmark ⓘ armory ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect |
Horgan & Slattery
NERFINISHED
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T. H. Horgan NERFINISHED ⓘ V. J. Slattery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Classical Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fighting 69th NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | 69th Regiment of the New York National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Armories in Manhattan
ⓘ
Military facilities in New York City ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedNYCLandmarkBy | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative offices for New York National Guard
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ military drill hall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick and stone façade
ⓘ
corner towers ⓘ large drill hall ⓘ |
| hostedExhibition | International Exhibition of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedExhibitionEndDate | 1913-03-15 ⓘ |
| hostedExhibitionStartDate | 1913-02-17 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | East 25th Street and East 26th Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Kips Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lexington Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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limestone ⓘ steel frame ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1913 Armory Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| NYCLandmarkDesignationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| occupant | 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier 69th Regiment armory on the same site ⓘ |
| significance | introduced modern art to a wide American audience ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 68 Lexington Avenue ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community events
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ sporting events ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory
this entity surface form:
Lexington Avenue Armory