69th Regiment Armory
69th Regiment Armory
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Location | 68 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
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Built | 1906[1] |
Architect | Hunt & Hunt[2] |
MPS | Army National Guard Armories in New York State MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 93001538 |
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Added to NRHP | January 28, 1994[2] |
Designated NHL | June 19, 1996[3] |
Designated NYCL | April 12, 1983 |
The 69th Regiment Armory is located at 68 Lexington Avenue between East 25th and 26th Streets in the Rose Hill section of Manhattan, New York City. The historic building began construction in 1904 and was completed in 1906.[1][4] The building is still used to house the headquarters of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, as well as for the presentation of special events. The armory was designed by the firm of Hunt & Hunt, and was the first armory built in New York City to not be modeled on a medieval fortress; instead, it was designed in the Beaux-Arts style.[4] The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965,[3][5] and a New York City landmark in 1983.[4]
The Armory was the site of the controversial 1913 Armory Show, in which modern art was first publicly presented in the United States.[4] It has a 5,000 seat arena that is used for sporting and entertainment events such as the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Notable events
- Thure Johansson of Sweden broke Dorando Pietri's indoor record for the marathon at the 69th Regiment Armory on March 1, 1910 (2:36:55.2).[6][nb 1] As of May 2010, the Association of Road Racing Statisticians notes that Johansson's mark still stands as the sixth fastest time on an indoor track.[7]
- In late 1948 and early 1949, the Armory hosted at least 17 Roller Derby matches, including the first matches ever broadcast on television.[10]
- The Armory was the site of some New York Knicks home games from 1946 to 1960.[11] The New York Americans – now the Brooklyn Nets – of the new American Basketball Association wanted to play at the Armory in 1967, but pressure from the Knicks on the Armory management forced the new club to play in Teaneck, New Jersey instead.
- In 1996, NBA Entertainment used the Armory to film Denzel Washington's portions of the documentary NBA at 50.
- After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Armory served as a counseling center for the victims and families.[12]
- In 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 the Armory was the venue used for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
- The Armory has been the site of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's MoCCA Art Festival since 2009.
- The Architectural League of New York staged its annual "Beaux Arts Ball" at the Armory in 2013, to mark the centennial of the 1913 "Armory Show". For the event the ALNY commissioned giant illuminated cubist puppets designed by Processional Art Workshop[13][14]
- In May 2014, The Armory hosted the inaugural edition of the Downtown Fair in which work from leading art galleries will be offered for sale.
See also
- List of New York City Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York
References
Explanatory notes
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External links
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- Official website
- Official unit website - includes link to a slide tour of armory from the home page
- 69th Regiment
- NYC Architecture
- New York Times Article on the Commanders Room
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, pp.87
- ↑ Prod, Nancy L.; Prol, Elbertus; Pitts, Carolyn; and Bearas, Edwin C. (November 1994) "National Historic Landmark Nomination: 69th Regiment Armory", National Park Service
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- ↑ Flynn, Sean. The Fighting 69th: One Remarkable National Guard Unit's Journey from Ground Zero to Baghdad, Penguin Books, 2007
- ↑ "Beaux Arts Ball 2013: –ism" on the Architectural League of New York website
- ↑ "The Architectural League's Beaux Arts Ball: –ISM on the Processional Art Workshop website
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