Hyattsville Armory, 5340 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD
Summary
Significance: Hyattsville Armory, built in 1918, was the first Armory building constructed in the county and the fifth in the state. It is representative of the Medieval castle-like styling that was typical of early 20th-century armories and other military related structures. This was the first in a series of armories designed by state architect Robert Lawrence Harris during the administration of Governor Albert C. Ritchie.
Survey number: HABS MD-977
Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80004332
Tags
Date
1918 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Klugh, T, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C, historian
Location
Hyattsville (Md.), 38.95514, -76.94085
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html