23rd Regiment Armory
The 23rd Regiment Armory, also known as the Bedford Atlantic Armory, is a historic National Guard armory building located at 1322 Bedford Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The building is a brick and stone castle-like structure designed to be reminiscent of medieval military structures in Europe. It was built in 1891–95 and was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Fowler & Hough, local Brooklyn architects, and Isaac Perry, the New York state government's architect.
23rd Regiment Armory | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New York City Landmark No. 0950
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(July 2010) | |
| Location | 1322 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, New York, US |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′43″N 73°57′16″W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1891–95 |
| Architect | Fowler & Hough and Isaac Perry |
| Architectural style | Romanesque revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002641 |
| NYCL No. | 0950 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | March 8, 1977 |
The structure was originally built for the 23rd Regiment of the New York State Militia. Since the 1980s, it has been in use as a men's homeless shelter, though in the 2010s, there were plans to redevelop the armory.
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1977, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.