Jersey City Armory
The Jersey City Armory is an armory for the U.S. Army National Guard at 678 Montgomery Street in the McGinley Square neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. Completed in 1937, the armory was designed by chief architect General Hugh A. Kelly of the Jersey City firm of Kelly and Gruzen in the Beaux-Arts style. In addition to being a military training and mustering facility of the New Jersey National Guard (New Jersey National Guard 2/113 Infantry 250 Jersey City), the WPA era armory has long been used as a sports arena, particularly for boxing, basketball, and track and field events, and more recently mixed martial arts.
| Jersey City Armory | |
|---|---|
| 678 Montgomery Street Jersey City, New Jersey | |
Facade on Montgomery Street from corner of Summit Avenue | |
| Type | Armory |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | New Jersey National Guard |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1934–1936 |
| Architect | Kelly & Gruzen |
| In use | 1937–present |
| Materials | Granite and brick |
Under the auspices of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the armory is leased to the city for community and political events and extracurricular sports programs. It has also been used as a film studio.