Pawtucket Armory Explained

Pawtucket Armory
Location:Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates:41.8803°N -71.3803°W
Built:1894
Architect:William R. Walker & Son
Added:November 18, 1983
Mpsub:Pawtucket MRA
Refnum:83003836
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:September 6, 2002
Partof:Exchange Street Historic District
Partof Refnum:02000952

The Pawtucket Armory is an historic armory building at 172 Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. One of the major works of William R. Walker & Son, it was built in 1894–5. Built of red brick with granite and limestone trim, it has a distinctive main block, with crenellated towers at the corners, and is prominently sited near Pawtucket's central business district. It has a Richardsonian Romanesque entry, recessed under a round archway with wrought iron gates. The armory drill hall extends to behind the building along Fountain Street.[1]

From 2005 to 2010, the armory housed the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts. It is currently home to the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center.

The armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Resources of Pawtucket (PDF pages 99-101). Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-11-18.