69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Avenue
New YorkNY10010
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Closed
- Sunday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Monday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Thursday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Friday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
- Saturday
- 1:00am-6:00pm
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The 69th Regiment Army is located at 68 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. This location is in the Kips Bay neighborhood. This business specializes in Military Surplus.
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__notoc__The 69th Regiment Armory located at 68 Lexington Avenue between East 25th and 26th Streets in Manhattan, New York City is a historical building which began construction in 1904 and was completed in 1906. The building is still used to house the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment, as well as for the presentation of special events. The armory was designed by the firm of Hunt & Hunt, and was the...
The imposing structure of the 69th Regiment Armory stands tall on Lexington Avenue. The story behind the construction of the armory begins in the late 1800s, when a need for armories arose in the aftermath of the American Civil War. The style of architecture that embodies this armory was a deliberate break-away from the fortress-style that was so prevalent in armories till that point. The 69th...
Today the 69th Regiment Armory serves its original function as the headquarters of and training center for the National Guard's "Fighting Sixth-Ninth" and continues to lend its drill hall for exhibition purposes.
