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69th Regiment Armory ยท 68 Lexington Avenue
69th Regiment Armory
69th Regiment Armory

[69th Regiment Armory, N.Y. National Guard, 68 Lexington Avenue.]

IMAGE DATE1980
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Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory ARCHITECT: Hunt & Hunt DATE: 1904-06 STYLE: Beaux-Arts, Military

Among its important qualities, the Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory is an outstanding example of military architecture, notable for its unique synthesis of Beaux-Arts design principles and clear expression of military function. It is an important work of the firm of Hunt & Hunt. The vast drill hall is an outstanding example of innovative engineering technology.

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