Lynn Armory

The Lynn Armory is a historic armory building at 36 South Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque Revival architecture in the city. It was built in 1893 out of red sandstone to a design by Wheeler & Northend. It features a head house measuring 68 feet (21 m) wide and 86 feet (26 m) deep, behind which is a drill shed that is 127 feet (39 m) long. The principal features of the facade are designed to evoke a fortified castle: circular towers 22 feet (6.7 m) flank the entrance, and the towers and the front facade are topped by a crenellated parapet.[2]

Lynn, Armory
LocationLynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°27′48.5″N 70°57′15.5″W
Built1893
ArchitectWheeler & Northend
Architectural styleRomanesque
Part ofLynn Common Historic District (ID92000247)
NRHP reference No.79000332[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1979
Designated CPApril 10, 1992

The armory was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] and included in the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.[2] A total of five Holman K. Wheeler structures in Lynn are listed on the National Register.

In August 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill approving the sale of the armory to a non-profit organization that plans to renovate the facility into apartments for military veterans.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Lynn Armory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. "Gov. Baker approves sale of historic Lynn Armory". WCVB. August 31, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.


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